What moved in the Columbian Exchange?

Potatoes and maize, or corn, moved east and fed growing populations. Animals, sugar cane and germs also crossed the Atlantic. The sheet sorts them with W or E.

Why did explorers need sponsors?

In the table each explorer sailed for a nation, such as Portugal or Spain. European Explorers and Their Sponsors uses a Sailed for column for every voyage.

7th Grade Age of Exploration Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

The age of exploration began when European sailors crossed oceans and linked parts of the world that had long been separate. There are 2 sheets for 7th grade here, each with an answer key. European Explorers and Their Sponsors uses a table that includes Bartolomeu Dias, Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama. Columbian Exchange Crops, Animals and Diseases sorts items that moved after 1492 and charts the effects. One sheet practices D2.His.14.6-8.

7th Grade Social Studies Medieval and Early Modern World Age of exploration Clear All

Columbian Exchange Crops, Animals and Diseases

Grade7th Grade

TopicMedieval and Early Modern World

European Explorers and Their Sponsors

Grade7th Grade

TopicMedieval and Early Modern World

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Frequently Asked Questions

He sailed for Portugal in 1488, south along the west coast of Africa and around its southern tip into the Indian Ocean.

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