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Age of Exploration Flashcards

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Leif Ericson’s father

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Eric the Red

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Lacked in Leif Ericson’s time?

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Documentation

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Indirect founder after Leif ericson

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Marco Polo

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First Portuguese Explorer

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Henry the Navigator’s father

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King John I

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What did Henry the Navigator set up?

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School of Navigation

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1488 sailed coast of Africa & rounded Cape of Good Hope

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Bartolomeu Dias

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1498 rounded Cape of Good Hope and reached india

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Vasco de Gama

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Divided Spain and Portugal

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Treaty of Tordesilla

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Associated with Martin Waldeesmuller in 1499-1501

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Amerigo ve Spucci

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What did Martin name the land he found?

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America

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First English sailor

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John Cabot

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Where was Cabot born?

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Italy

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Who did Cabot sail for?

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England

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What did Cabot obtain?

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Trade monopoly from King Henry- 20% of findings

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John Cabot’s son

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Sebastian Cabot

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The first explorer

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Leif Ericson

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First French sailor

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Giovanni Verrazano

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19
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Where did Verrazano sail to?

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North Carolina

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Where did Verrazano come near?

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NYC

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What island did Verrazano find?

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Nova Scotia

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Second French Explorer

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Jacques Cartier

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23
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Where did Cartier arrive?

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Strait of Belle Isle

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What did Cartier voyage down?

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Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Gaspe Bay

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Where did Cartier’s second voyage go to?

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St. Lawrence

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What did Cartier spot?

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Quebec

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Spain sailor 1513

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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What was Ponce de Leon?

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Conquistidor

29
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Where did Ponce de Leon land?

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FLA

30
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when/how did Ponce de Leon die?

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1521 by arrow strike

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Conquistador that sailed to Panama and south sea

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Vasc Nunez de Balboa

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1519 left to circumnavigate

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Ferdinand Megellan

33
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When was Magellan murdered?

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April 1521

34
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Where was Magellan murdered?

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Philippines

35
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When did Magellan’s crew make it back to Spain?

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1522

36
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Sailor that sailed to Mexico

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Fernando Cortez

37
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What city did Cortez establish?

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Tenotitchlan

38
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What did Cortez bring?

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Horses

39
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Who was Cortez’s enemy?

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Montezuma

40
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How many people did the Aztecs have?

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200,000

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What did Cortez take in 1519?

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Montezuma

42
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When did Montezuma die?

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1521

43
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What did Cortez take from Tenotitchlan?

A

Gold and silver

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When did the Aztecs give up?

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Aug. 1521

45
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Which Conquistador went to Peru?

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Pizzaro

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Who did Pizzaro go against?

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Incans

47
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Who was Incan ruler?

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Atahualpa

48
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What did Pizzaro call Peru?

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Lima

49
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What did Pizzaro ask for in return for Atalualpa’s life?

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Room of Gold

50
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Who murdered Pizzaro?

A

His crew

51
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Conquistador that went to Mississippi

A

De Soto

52
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Where did De Soto sail to?

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West Coast of Florida

53
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What areas did De Soto go through?

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Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma

54
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What did De Soto come across in 1541?

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Miss. River

55
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Where was De Soto Buried?

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Miss. River

56
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Who was the first to successfully circumnavigate?

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Sir Frances Drake

57
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Who got lost at sea in 1583?

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Sir Humphrey Gilbert

58
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Who was Humphrey Gilbert’s 1/2 brother?

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Sir Walter Raleigh

59
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What was the goal of Raleigh’s voyage in 1584?

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Exploration

60
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Who starts sailing in 1585?

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John White

61
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How many people does John White leave in 1587?

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125-150 people

62
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When does John White return to Roanoke?

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1590

63
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What did White find on the tree?

A

CRO

64
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When does Raleigh die?

A

1618

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