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What were the explorers need?

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  • maps
  • compasses (instruments)
  • ships
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What were the three motives for exploration?

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“For gold, glory, and God”

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Prince Henry “_____”

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The navigator

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Who “found” the Cape of Good Hope?

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Dias

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Who was the first European to reach India by sailing around Africa?

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Vasco da Gama

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Where did Christopher Columbus land?

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San Salvador

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What does San Salvador mean?

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“Holy Savior”

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Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world?

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Magellan

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What civilization is known for the following: art, calendar, gone when explorers came?

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Mayan

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What was the capital of the Aztec civilization?

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Tenochitlán

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What nation is known for being fighters?

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Aztec

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Who destroyed the Aztec civilization?

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Cortés

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Who destroyed the Inca civilization?

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Pizarro

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What was the document and that basically stated that Spain had the rights to America?

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Requerimento

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What did the Requerimento state?

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  • Pope has God’s authority
  • Pope gives Spain New World
  • Indians can become Catholic and Spanish
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Who is known as the “Father of New France”?

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Samuel de Champlain

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What to explorers explored the Mississippi River and claimed the land west of it?

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Marquette and Joliet

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What hired Italian explorer led the first English exploration to the New World?

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John Cobot

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Who controlled the Indian trading post?

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Pedro Cabral

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Describe the difference between mercantilism and capitalism.

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Mercantilism – money for mother country

Capitalism – money for individual

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_____ went to China when he was 17 years old.

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Marco Polo

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Where was Christopher Columbus sent from?

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Spain

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Pope Alexander VI set the line dividing the land given to Portugal and Spain. This is known as _____.

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The line of demarcation

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Japan was _____ friendly than China.

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More

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Who sparked in the interest in exploration?

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Marco Polo

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How did Marco Polo spark the interest in exploration?

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By telling stories of his explorations

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The _____ provided western Europe with the means, namely navigational equipment and finances, to reach the Orient.

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The Renaissance

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What is the term that describes the system of determining wealth by gold?

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Mercantilism

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Mercantilism = well for for the _____.

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Mother country

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What is a point’s (on the earth) distance from the equator known as?

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Latitude

30
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What two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula?

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Spain and Portugal

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_____ and _____ where the leading nations of the age of exploration.

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Spain and Portugal

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Who was largely responsible for Portugal’s early success in exploration?

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Prince Henry “The navigator”

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Who is known as “The greatest figure in the history of exploration”?

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Prince Henry “the navigator”

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Who started a school of navigation?

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Print Henry “the navigator”

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Who were the three major explorers of Portugal?

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Prince Henry “the navigator”
Dias
Vasco da Gama

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When did Christopher Columbus land?

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August 1492

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Who is the man that America is named after?

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Hearing of Amerigo Vespucci’s discovery, German mapmaker _____ began to sell maps of the new world, referring to it as America.

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Waldseemöller

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North Eastern Indians

Known for…

A

Confederation (they work/banded together)

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South Eastern Indians

Know for…

A

Mound (grave) builders

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Plains Indians

Known for…

A

Herds (Buffalo)

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Southwestern Indians

Known for…

A

Cliff dwellers

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West coast Indians

Known for…

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Small tribes

44
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The Inca empire flourished along the western coast of South America where _____ is today.

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Peru

45
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What civilization is known for being the most sophisticated?

A

Inca

46
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Who were conquistadors?

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Spanish conquerors

47
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Who was the first person to see the Pacific?

A

Balboa

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Who is known as “the greatest of the conquistadors”?

A

Cortés

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Who discovered the Grand Canyon?

A

Coronado (his men)

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Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, explored the eastern coast of _____.

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Canada

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Who was the hired English explorer that searched for a shorter route to the Orient (for the Dutch)?

A

Henry Hudson

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What English explorers was the leader of the first permanent English settlement?

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John Smith

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What was the first permanent English settlement?

A

Jamestown

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When was Jamestown started?

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1607

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In mercantilism, the nation’s wealth and strength was measured by the possession of _____ and _____.

A

Silver and gold

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What term is best described as individuals sharing expenses, gains, and losses?

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Companies

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What were the Portuguese shortcomings?

A

> Too vast for the small nation
Lost many men at sea
Cruelty of the traders

58
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The East Indies traded a long side the _____.

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Dutch

59
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What country seized control of the Persian Gulf?

A

India

60
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What country established the English East India Company?

A

India

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