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Chapter 17
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04/01/2004

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Spain and Portugal
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The lines of demarcation seperates what two countries?
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Circumnavigation
Definition
Circling the globe is called...?
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Prince Henry
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Who brought togeather mapmakers, mathematicians, and astronomers to study navigation?
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Portugal
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What country did Vasco da Gama sail from?
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Cartographer
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What is a mapmaker called?
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Strait of Magellan
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What was the water passage called at the southern tip of South America?
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Bartholomeu Dias
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Who discovered the Southern tip of Africa and called it Cape of Good Hope?
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Treaty of Tordessillas
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What was signed to agree with the western movement of the line of demarcation?
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Italy
Definition
What country was Christopher Columbus from?
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Line of demarcation
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What is the name of the imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic from the North Pole to the South Pole?
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circling of the globe
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What is circumnavigation?
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Portugal
Definition
What country set out on the Atlantic ocean in search of spices and gold?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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What Italian explorer was America named after?
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Spain
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Who did Christopher Columbus sail for?
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Portugal
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What country did Magellan sail for?
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Portugal
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What country did da Gama sail for?
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four
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How many voyages did Columbus go on?
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