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What invention helped the book Travels become published all over Europe?

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Movable type printing press

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What two things did Marco Polo do for a living?

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Explorer and author

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What two things did the Portuguese trade for in West Africa?

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Gold and slaves

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The age of exploration and discovery in Europe was called the…?

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Renaissance

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Why did the Portuguese most want to explore the world?

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They wanted new trade routes to Asia

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Where was the Gold Coast?

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West Africa

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What explorer completed the eastern sea route to Asia around Africa?

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Vasco de Gama

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What were the three ships that Columbus sailed with?

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Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

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What country’s flag was high on the ship of Columbus on his voyage?

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Spain

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What European group landed in North America long before Columbus?

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The Vikings

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What treaty allowed Spain to have first right to claim North and South America?

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Where does the term “America” comes from?

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Explorer Amerigo Vespucci

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Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?

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Magellan’s crew

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Who was the first Spaniard to reach the mainland of North America?

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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Juan Ponce de Leon searched for Gold and what…?

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The fountain of youth

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What empire did Hernan Cortes destroy?

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Aztec

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Why did many Native Americans die after the European arrival?

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They were not immune to the Europeans’ diseases

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How far west did Hernando de Soto reach?

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Oklahoma

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What was the encomienda?

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The right to demand taxes or labor from the Native Americans

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Who thought the treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish was cruel?

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Bartolome de Las Casas

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What was the religious and historical movement when the Christian church split into
Catholic and Protestant groups?

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Protestant Reformation

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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An exchange of plants, animals, and diseases

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What countries looked for a Northwest Passage to Asia?

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England, France, and the Netherlands

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Quebec was established by which nation?

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France

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Who wanted to establish a fishing and fur trade in the Americas?

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France

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