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What place were all the explorers trying to get
to at one time or another?
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China/Asia/Japan/Indies
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Why did Europeans want to get to Asia?
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For spices, silk, oranges, etc.
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The overland path taken by traders from Asia to
Europe was called?
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Silk Road
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A ship that had triangle sails and was used for
overseas trading.
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Caravel
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This device was used to find latitude.
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Astrolabe
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Used to find directions of north, south, east and
west.
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Compass
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This person set up a school for sailors in
Portugal and invented the caravel
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Was the first person to reach the southern tip of
Africa
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Bartholomeu Dias
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The explorer that followed Dias path to the tip
of Africa and continued to Asia
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Vasco DeGama
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This person made four trips to the New World for
Spain. At first he was looking for a path to
Asia, but soon started bringing riches from the
West Indies.
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Christopher Columbus
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This explorers crew was given credit for
circumnavigating the world
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Ferdinand Magellan
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The name given to all Spanish conquerors
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Conquistador
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This Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs
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Hernando Cortez
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This Spanish explorer conquered the Incas
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Francisco Pizzarro
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A demand by the Spanish for labor in Silver and
Gold mines is called?
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Encomieda
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Name two advantages the Spanish had over the
Native tribes
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Guns Horses Armor Disease
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The location of New Spain
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Mexico/Latin America
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What was the general location of New France?
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St. Lawrence River
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England and France were looking for a path from
Europe to Asia through modern day Canada. What
was that route called?
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Northwest Passage
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What nationality settled what is now New York
City and traded furs?
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Dutch or Netherlands
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What was the French economy based upon?
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Furs and Fishing
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The natives were treated well by which Europeans?
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French/New France
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What event occurred when the New World and the
Old World exchanged animals, plants and diseases?
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Columbian Exchange
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Name the Aztec leader that was stoned to death by
his own people (If you drink the water out of the
tap in Mexico, he will have his revenge)
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Montezuma
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What was the Spanish economy based upon?
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Gold