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Who was the captain of the fleet that found the New World

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Christopher Columbus

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What did Columbus name the West Indies

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San Salvador

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3
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Who was the first person to find North America

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Leif Ericson

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4
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What were the crusades for

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drive the muslims from the holy land

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5
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nations that professed to be christians

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Christendom

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What did the holy wars do

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revived european interest in trade with the East

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7
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What was the middle class

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Merchants and Traders

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8
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Who was the first european to travel the length of Asia

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Marco Polo

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9
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Who did Marco Polo work for in China

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Kublai Khan

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10
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Polo’s ________ spurred in many Europeans a new interest in Asia

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writings

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11
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what does Renaissance mean

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rebirth

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12
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What did the Renaissance do

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emphasized the abilities of mankind and largely ignored God

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How did the Renaissance help set the stage for the discovery of the New World

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navigation, maps, and rudders were improved

The astrolabe and the compass were also made

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Who introduced the movable-type printing press

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Johann Gutenberg

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15
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What was the first book Gutenberg printed

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The Bible

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16
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What did the Movable-type printing press do

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Brought Europe out of the dark ages

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17
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Why did the Europeans want an all water route to the Orient

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to bypass the italians, who controlled trade between East and West

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18
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Who founded a navigation school and sent out two ships to explore the western coast of Africa

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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19
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Who reached cape cove on the race to the Orient

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Bartholomew Dias

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20
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Who reached the Orient

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Vasco de Gama

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21
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Who started the Protestant Reformation

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Martin Luther

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22
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What church door did he nail the ninety-five theses to

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Wittenberg

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23
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What did the Reformation do

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brought a revival of Biblical Christianity

Made the people from England who would colonize North America be heavily influenced by the Word of God

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24
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Who were the first people to discover america

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Indians

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25
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How did they get there

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A land bridge possibly where the Bering Strait is now

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26
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Who sponsored Columbus on his trip to find the New World

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Ferdidnand and Isabella

Spanish king and queen

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27
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What did Columbus called the people that lived on the island he reached

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indians

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28
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What ships did Columbus bring with him on the exploration

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Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

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29
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Where did Columbus really reach

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West Indies

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30
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What indian tribe was named after the Caribbean Sea

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Caribs

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31
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Who claimed to be the first person to discover that Columbus discovered a new continent

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Amerigo Vespucci

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32
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What does conquistadors mean

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conquerors

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33
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Who set out to find the fountain of youth

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Ponce de Leon

34
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What did Ponce de Leon accomplish

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first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America

Discovered Florida

35
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Who discovered the Pacific Ocean

A

Vasco de Balboa

36
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Who began a three year voyage around the world

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Ferdinand Megallan

37
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Who conquered the Aztec Indians

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Hernando Cortes

38
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Who was the leader of the Aztecs at the time

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Montezuma

39
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Who conquered the Inca Indians

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Francisco Pizarro

40
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Who set out searching for the seven cities of Cibola

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Francisco Coranado

41
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What did Francisco Coronado accomplish

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discovered the grand canyon

42
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Who discovered the mississippi river

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Hernando de Soto

43
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How did Hernando de Soto die

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fever

44
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What was the first permanent settlement in the present day United States

A

St. Augustine

45
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What was the oldest road in the United States

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El Camino Real

46
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What was the first European settlement in california

A

San Diego

47
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What was the most powerful nation in the world

A

Spain

48
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Who was Spain’s chief rival

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England

49
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Who was one of England’s sea dogs

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Sir Francis Drake

50
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Where did the Spanish Armada meet the English fleet

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English Channel

51
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What did the defeat of the Armada accomplish

A

Protestant England and Scotland would be free to lay the groundwork for political and religious freedom in North America

52
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What was the name of the supposed water route through North America to the Pacific

A

Northwest Passage

53
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Who discovered the St. Lawrence River

A

Jacques Cartier

54
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What is another name for french protestants

A

Huguenots

55
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What Forts did the Huguenots establish

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Charlesfort and Fort Carolina

56
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What was the first permanent french settlement in the new world

A

Quebec

57
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Who established Quebec

A

Samuel de Champlain

58
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What two people explored the central mississippi

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Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet

59
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Who claimed the entire mississippi valley for france

A

Robert Cavalier de la Salle

60
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What was in New France

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Canada, the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi valley

61
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What indians did the french make a good relationship with

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Iroquois, Algonquin, and Huron

62
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What was the best known city of French heritage in America

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New Orleans

63
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What name was given to the rebirth of learning that took place in Europe in the early 1300s

A

Renaissance

64
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Who attacked false doctrines of the roman catholic church by nailing his ninety five theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517

A

Martin Luther

65
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What very important invention, introduced to Europe about 1440, made possible the printing of the bible

A

movable-type printing press

66
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Who was the first to realize that what columbus discovered was a new continent

A

Amerigo Vespucci

67
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Name the king and queen who sponsored Columbus’s voyage

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Ferdinand and Isabella

68
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Sailed all the way around africa to india

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Vasco de Gama

69
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Viking who landed on the shores of North America around A.D. 1000

A

Leif Ericson

70
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sent out two ships to explore the western coast of africa

A

Prince Henry the Navigator

71
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first European to travel the length of asia

A

Marco Polo

72
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who discovered the pacific ocean

A

Vasco de Balboa

73
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Who established the first permanent French settlement in the new world

A

Samuel de Champlain

74
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Which indian tribe did Hernando Cortes conquer

A

Aztecs

75
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Who led an expedition that discovered the St. Lawrence River

A

Jacques Cartier

76
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Who led a three year expedition that proved that the earth is round

A

Ferdinand Megellan

77
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Which indian tribe did Francisco Pizzaro conquer

A

Incas

78
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Who claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France

A

Robert Cavalier de la Salle

79
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Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada such an important event in America’s History

A

Protestant England and Scotland would be free to lay the groundwork for political and religious freedom in North America

80
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Where was the first permanent European settlement in the present day America

A

St. Augustine

81
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Who were the french protestant that came to America to avoid religious persecution

A

Huguenots

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