Unit 2 Exam Review - The Age of Exploration

The transfer of food, goods, and animals between Europe and North America.

• Trans-Atlantic Exchange
• Spanish Exchange
• European Exchange
• Columbian Exchange

Water route through North America that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• Northwest Passage
• Northeast Passage
• Northwest Canal
• Northeast Canal

To sail all the way around the world.

• Circumnavigate
• Explore
• Mutiny
• Circumlocate

Dreams of circumnavigating the world to find the East Indies/Spice Islands.

• Cartier
• Champlain
• Magellan
• Hudson

French Explorer looking for NW Passage. "Discoverer of Canada" Brings fools gold back to France

• Cartier
• Champlain
• Magellan
• Hudson

When a crew overthrows or rebels against their captain or leader.

• Discovery
• Mutiny
• Circumnavigate
• Expell

Where were European explorers trying to find a faster route to?

• Asia
• Africa
• Russia
• Scandinavia

Why were spices so important to Europeans?

• It preserved food
• They liked spicy food.
• It made food taste better
• It made food cook quicker.

The Northwest Passage was never found during the age of exploration

• true
• false

Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover America.

• true
• false