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| Who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico |
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Hern˜an Corte's
(The Aztec Emperor was Montezuma) |
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| Where did the Viking, Leif Eriksson explore (V)Finland? |
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1497
Led first Portugese voyages to India - by eastern sea route around Africa. |
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| Who conquered the Incas in Peru? (South America) |
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| An explorer; wanted to go to Asia and went to China for spices. |
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Early Spanish Explorers in the Americas
Searched for Gold.
Established settlements. |
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| Spanish Priest who helped pass laws to protect Native Americans (1500's). |
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Ponce de Leòn's exploration led to the first Spanish settlement in what is now the United States.
Where was it? |
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| built a fort in 1565 at St. Augustine, Florida |
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| What imaginary line was drawn down the middle of the Atlantic to keep peace between Spain and Portugal? |
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| Why did the French settle Canada |
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| They built trading posts to collect furs and fur trade. |
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(1519-1522)
Tried to find a way to circumnavigate the world.
He found a norrow passage to the Pacific-Straight of Magellan.
He named the Pacific which means "Peaceful". |
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| Who discovered the Hudson Bay? |
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French religious thinker, broke away from the Catholic Church.
Believed God has already chosen those who would be saved. |
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A type of ship developed by the Portugese with 3 masts.
Could sail faster and carry more cargo and food supplies.
Could float in shallow water. |
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| What city did New Amsterdam later become? |
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(1499)
He decided that South America was a continent, not part of Asia.
Geographers named the continent America in his honor. |
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| What was Ponce de Leòn lookin for? |
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| The fountain of youth. (He never found it). |
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| What country led the exploration in the early 1400's? |
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| Signed in 1494 between Spain and Portugal which divided the entire, unexplored World between them. |
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| Who claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain? |
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| Who led the Portugeese expidition to India in 1497? |
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Coast of West Africa where there was a lot of Gold!
Portugese ships traded for gold, slaves, and ivory and established trading posts. |
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(1513)
Discovered the Pacific Ocean. |
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| What were the 3 "G's" of Spain |
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(1000)
Viking explorer who discovered North America (Vinland)
The Vikings explored Iceleand and Greenland and had settlements there and also in Newfoundland. |
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| What were the names of the Columbus' Ships? |
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(...the Smaller ships:)
1. Niña
2. Pinta
(the bigest ship:)
3. Santa Maria |
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| Who was the first to circumnavigate the world? |
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| Spanish Religious Communities |
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| What makes a country stronger? |
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| Strong Kings and Queens wanted to increase trade to make their countries stronger and wealthier. |
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He was an explorer looking for a northern trade route to Asia and landed on Newfoundland.
England claimed North America because of his discovery. |
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(1487)
King John II of Portugal sent him to explore Southern Africa.
A terrible storm carried him off course and around the Southern Tip of Africa - "Cape of Good Hope".
(King John II hoped this was a new route to India) |
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TRUE or FALSE
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and led to better trade routes to Asia, as well. |
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| Did trade and mercantilism cause economic competition? |
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| Who was Henry the Navigator? |
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Explorer from Portugal. He helped begin a new era of exploration.
Wanted to know more about the world and better trade routes between Asia. |
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Catholic Priest who protested against the Church.
Started the Protestant Reformation.
Believed that Faith was more important than good deeds. |
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| Boundaries of the Known World |
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Europe, Asia, and Africa were a large area of land bordered by oceans.
The Western (Atlantic) and Eastern (Pacific) Oceans ran together to form the Ocean Sea. |
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Italian explorer to Asia.
Spent a lot of time in China. |
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A period of intellectual and artistic creativity, encouraging new ideas and goals, exploration and discovery
French word meaning "rebirth".
Interested in classical Greek and Roman Works.
Lasted 200 years. |
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