primary source
A document or physical object which was written or created during the time.
secondary source
Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event.
Age of Exploration
Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.
Christopher Columbus
He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.
Columbian Exchange
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
The 3 G's
God, Gold, Glory