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22 Cards in this Set
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Columbus thought he could reach the East by traveling ________. (not knowing the Americas were in the way).
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westward
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Columbus first tried to get the _________ to support his travel.
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Portugese king
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Finally, King ____ and Queen _____ of Spain helped Columbus.
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King Fernando and Queen Isabella
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Columbus sailed with ___ ships.
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3 ships
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When Columbus first landed in the New World, he thought he had landed in the __ ___.
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Far East
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Ultimately, Columbus led the way for the discovery of the __ ___.
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New World
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Columbus' discovery got ____ off to a fast start in discovering new lands.
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Spain
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The Spanish ______ (conquestors) came to the New World looking for treasures.
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Conquistadors
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____ _ ____ crossed the Isthmus of Panama.
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Vasco de Balboa
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__ ___ circumnaviaged the Earth.
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Ferdinand Magellan
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The Spanish _____ originally explored along the coast of South America.
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Conquistadors
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The Spanish Conquistadors developed the Spanish Empire along the coast of ___ _____.
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South America
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___ and _____ began fighting about the New World.
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Portugal and Spain
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The pope divided the world into __ and ____.
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east and west
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Portugal got the ______ and Spain got the ______ side of the world.
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Portugal got the East side
Spain got the West side of the world. |
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The ___ __ ____ divided the world into East and West for Portugal and Spain.
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Line of Demarcation
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The ____ did not recognize the Line of Demaracation, and began raiding the ships.
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English
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The English sailors were known as "__ ___" or plundereks.
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"sea dogs"
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The most famous of the English sailors was __ ___ ___.
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Sir Francis Drake
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__ and ____ hated each other and had the greatest differences.
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England and Spain
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Spain put together a fleet of ships to crush England; this fleet was known as the __ __.
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Spanish Armada
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____ defeated the Spanish Armada and became the strongest country in the world.
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English
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