Navigating the Age of Exploration and Global Exchange

The podcast episode explores the Age of Exploration, highlighting advancements in navigation and shipbuilding that enabled European exploration. It discusses mercantilism, a key economic policy driving exploration, and profiles notable explorers like Diaz, de Gama, Magellan, and Columbus. The episode also covers the Columbian Exchange, detailing the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the New and Old Worlds. Finally, it examines the slave trade and triangular trade, emphasizing the economic and social impacts of these exchanges.

What technological advancements were crucial for the Age of Exploration?

• Steam engines and railways

• Printing press and gunpowder

• Map making, ship building, and navigation

• Telegraph and telephone

Which economic policy drove European countries to explore new territories?

• Feudalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

Which explorer is credited with finding a sea route to the Indian Ocean?

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Diaz

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartolomeu Diaz

• Ferdinand Magellan's crew

What was the primary goal of Christopher Columbus's voyage?

• To prove the Earth is flat

• To discover new continents

• To establish colonies in Africa

• To find a westward route to Asia

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the New and Old Worlds

• A cultural exchange between Africa and Europe

• A military alliance between European countries

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

Which of the following was NOT introduced to the Americas through the Columbian Exchange?

• Horses

• Potatoes

• Wheat

• Smallpox

Why did the slave trade become a focus of Europe's relationship with Africa?

• Europeans wanted to spread Christianity

• Europeans needed labor for their colonies

• Europeans sought to establish diplomatic relations

• Europeans were interested in African culture

What was the first stage of the triangular trade?

• Slaves to the Americas

• Raw materials to Europe

• Manufactured goods to Africa

• Spices to Asia

What was exchanged in the second stage of the triangular trade?

• Manufactured goods

• Spices

• Raw materials

• Slaves