Historical Perspective/ Age of Exploration/Empire Building Study Guide

Name ______Period _____

Define the following terms:

  1. Bias – Unfair preference for or against something (flash cards, SSNB pg. 11, SSNB pg. 14)
  1. Historical Perspective – Using the values, beliefs and practices of the time the event took place to examine it (flash cards, SSNB pg. 11, SSNB pg. 14)
  1. Presentism – Considering an event from a present day point of view (flash cards, SSNB pg. 11, SSNB pg. 14)
  1. Primary Source – Original accounts, photos, drawings of an event by eyewitness who was there (flash cards, SSNB pg. 11, SSNB pg. 14)
  1. Secondary Source – An account of an event built by using primary sources/accounts of others (flash cards, SSNB pg. 11, SSNB pg. 14)
  1. Explain why Europeans began to explore beyond their borders–They were looking for new trade routes, land to settle in, gold, spices and more resources
  1. What was the Silk Road? The old trade routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea (flash cards, SSNB pg. 16)
  1. Who was Prince Henry? A Portuguese prince who pad for voyages to Asia, funded advancements in ship design and started the School of Navigation to teach sailors how to navigate the seas (SSNB pg. 17, Warm ups 21-24)
  1. What is a Caravel? A small, fast type of sailing ship in the 14th and 15 century ideally suited for ocean travel (flash cards, SSNB pg. 16, SSNB pg. 17, warm ups 21-25)

Indentify the following Explorers by explaining what they did to contribute to the Age of Exploration

  1. Prince Henry – Started the school of Navigation, paid for voyages to Asia and sailed the Coast of Africa for Portugal- 1415 (SSNB pg. 17, SSNB pg. 18)
  1. Christopher Columbus –Proved you could sail West to round the world to get to spice islands and India for Spain - 1492 (SSNB pg. 18, Warm ups 21-25)
  1. Bartholomew Dias – Continued what Prince Henry started, looking for new routes – Sailed Coast of Africa – Made it around Cape of Good Hope – 1487-88 (SSNB pg. 18)
  1. Vasco Da Gama – First to sail around Africa, continuing all the way to India – 1497-98 (SSNB pg. 18)
  1. John Cabot–Sailed West from England to Coast of North America and Greenland for England – 1496 (SSNB pg. 18)
  1. Ferdinand Magellan – Sailed around the world to prove it could be done for Spain – 1519 (SSNB pg. 18)
  1. Jacques Cartier – Sailed from France to St. Lawrence River area of North America for France – 1541 (SSNB pg. 18)
  1. What are the three G’s of Exploration? _____God______, ______Gold______, __Glory______
  1. What is an astrolabe? Instrument used to help sailors figure out their ship’s position by measuring the position of the sun and stars in relation to the horizon.

Complete the Table Below (SSNB p.21)

Country / Location of this countries Colonies
  1. England (British)
/ North America, Africa, India and Australia
  1. France
/ North America, Africa
  1. Spain
/ North America, Central America
  1. Portugal
/ Africa, Eastern South America

Define the Following Terms: (SSNB p. 22)

  1. Imperialism - Building a country’s empire by gaining new land
  1. Nationalism – A strong love of your country
  1. Militarism – Policy of keeping a large army and navy
  1. Manufactured goods – tools and items that are made in factories that are sold in the colonies of the new world