Exam 1 (History) Flashcards

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What is special about the Black Sea?

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It has little oxygen, preventing sunken ships from decaying.

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What is Greece credited for?

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The earliest recorded exploration

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What is special about the Red Sea?

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High amounts of Red Bloom/Red Tide

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What did Pytheas discover after leaving Greece

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Iceland

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What did Pytheas use for Navigation?

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The North Star (Polaris)

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What was Pytheas’s legacy in terms of navigation

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First to suggest that Celestial Object could be used for Navigation.

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What did the greek philosopher Strabo discover?

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He discovered that “The Earth was changing”

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What was Seneca famous for?

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Discovering the Water Cycle

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Explain the Water Cycle

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Evaporation -> Condensation -> Precipitation

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What lands did Norse explorers discover?

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Iceland and Greenland

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Where did Erik the Red sail from and what did he discover?

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Greenland to Modern Day British Virgin Isles

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Where did Erikson leave from and Discover?

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Vineland to Newfoundland

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What event prompted the “Age of Discovery?”

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Mohammed II captured Constantinople (Istanbul) from the Romans and blocked trade caravans through Turkey.

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In 1486 what did the Explorer Diaz set out to discover.

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Left Portugal for The cape of Good Hope (South Africa)

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In 1498 Where did Vasco DaGama set out to discover and establish?

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A route from Portugal to India. Established the Trade Outpost of Goa

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What did Columbus seek to discover?

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An alternate quicker route to India, sailed directly west and landed likely in the Carribean

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What civilization did Hernan Cortès discover?

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Aztec Empire

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What did Magellan set out to do?

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Circumnavigate the World

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What is the “Strait of Magellan?”

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Canal in South America, between the Big Horn and Mainland

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How did Magellan die?

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Aiding a tribe of natives in the Philippines combating another tribe in exchange for converting to catholicism. Was killed in action, along with most of his crew.

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Who was DelCano? And what was he famous for?

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Magellan’s 3rd mate promoted to captain. Successfully returned to Spain with aid of the Philippine natives. Finished Magellan’s journey.

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Who was Sir Francis Drake?

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A captain of the British Royal Navy hired by Queen Elizabeth I to pirate Spanish ships.

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What was Halley famous for? (other then the comet)

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Created Isogenes, lines affecting equal points of magnetism.

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What land did Captain Cook discover on his first expedition? (3 parts)

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New Zealand
Australia
Great Barrier Reef

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What did Captain Cook discover on his 2nd Expedition? (3 parts)
Antarctica New Georgia Isles Sandwich Islands
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What disease did Capt. Cook and what was the cure?
Scurvy | Limes (Vitamin C)
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What was the purpose of Capt. Cook's 3rd Voyage?
To find a Northwest Passage around Canada through the Arctic Ocean.
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Who tried attempted to go across the Arctic Ocean previously?
Hudson
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What did Cook discover on his 3rd expedition?
Hawaii
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What is Maury credited with? (4 Parts)
Establishing the Naval Academy Establishing a Trade Route with China Recording of Meteorology And the first modern Oceanographer
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What was C. Wyville Thompson credited for?
Traveling across the world cataloguing many new species and publishing his work (The Challenger Report) became the first modern Marine Biologist.
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What was important about the Voyage of The Meteor?
First ship to employ the use of SONAR to explore the bottom of the sea.