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Age of Exploration
Edge NC History
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History
8th Grade
10/19/2007

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Regions

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Coastal Plains, Piedmont, and Mountains
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How long did Marco Polos journey last?
Definition
13 years
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What type of supplies did Marco Polo bring back from his exploration?
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Spices, silks, paper money, gun powder, and other goods never seen in Eourope before.
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What did his journal do?
Definition
inspired many new explorers.
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Marco Polo had the gratest impact on italians because...

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He was from Italy.

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Many new merchants began to travel where? and they became?
Definition
over seas to Asia and they became rich.
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Why was the overland route dangerous?

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Because of robbers.
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Many Nations in the Mediterranean Sea area had been trading by _______ for ____________.
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Many nations in the Mediterranean Sea area had been trading by SEAS for CENTURIES.
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There was no known sea route to _______.
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There was no known sea route to ASIA.

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The race was on to be the first country to find a ________ _________ to ________and become ____________.
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The race was on to be the first country to find a SEA ROUTE to ASIA and become WEALTHY.

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Portugese sailors not only sailed in the Mediterranean Sea, but also in what body of water?
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The Atlantic Ocean
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Portugese sailors sailed in the Mediterranean Sea, Altantic Ocean and near what coast?
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The Coast of Africa
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Who started a school for sailors? and who did he bring in as teachers?
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Prince Henry and he brought in astronomers, mathematicians, map makers, and ship builders as teachers.

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What did De Soto explore?
Definition
Southeastern US and discovered the Mississippi River
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The Portugese pushed furth and further south along Africa until who found the tip of Africa? and what did he name it?
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Dias and he named it the "Cape of Good Hope."
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Da Gama extended Dias journey and found a sea route to___________.
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Da Gama extended Dias journey and found a sea route to INDIA.

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Spain and Portugal were what?
Definition
Rivals
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There was a push for spain to match what?
Definition
Portugals success
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Columbus offered to explore for Spain if they would what?
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If they would fund his voyage

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What was Columbus looking for, for Spain?
Definition
a quicker sea route to Asia by sailing west
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Columbus was wrong about what?
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The western sea route being quicker
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While columbus was sailing west trying to find a quicker sea route to Asia what did he discover?

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America
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What did Cortes do?

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He defeated the Aztecs

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What did Pizarro do?
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defeated the Incas
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What did Ponce de Leon explore?
Definition
Florida and claimed it for Spain
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Who was one of the first english explorers?
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Sir Humphery Gilbert
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In 1585, Raleigh sent who to establish a colony?
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Lane
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The colony quickly ran out of supplies. What did they do? and what delayed them  from returning?

Definition
White went back to England for more. He got delayed becasue England was at war with Spain.
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What was so diffrent when they returned from England? And what is this known for today?

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The colony was gone.  And is now known as The Lost Colony.
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What was the fisrt pernament settlement in the New World?
Definition
Virgina at Jamestown
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