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37 Cards in this Set
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compass
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What is a new technology that helped sailors find their way?
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mercantilism
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a governments effort to gain more wealth than other rival countries
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scurvy
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sickness sailors had because of the lack of vitamin c
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magellan
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named pacific ocean, first around the world voyage, his CREW proved the earth was round
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christopher columbus
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discovered west indies,
''found'' central america |
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prince henry
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claimed azores for portugal
led explorations that taught navigators about currents, wind patterns and climates founded school for navigators |
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Hernan Cortez
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defeated aztecs 1521
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francisco pizarro
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conquered inca 1533
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Marco Polo
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sparked interest in asian spices, perfumes, and silks
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Bartholomew Dias
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found route to induan ocean
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vasco da gama
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founded trade route from europe to india
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cultural diffusion
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the exchange of customs and ideas between different countries
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conquistador
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conquerors
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olmec
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earliest known mexican civilization
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aztec
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founded modern day mexico city
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inca
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largest empire of the americas
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maya
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famous predicting calendar
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Marco Polo
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sparked interest in asian spices, perfumes, and silks
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Bartholomew Dias
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found route to induan ocean
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vasco da gama
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founded trade route from europe to india
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cultural diffusion
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the exchange of customs and ideas between different countries
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conquistador
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conquerors
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olmec
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earliest known mexican civilization
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aztec
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founded modern day mexico city
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inca
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largest empire of the americas
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maya
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famous predicting calendar
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mulatos
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Caucasian and african descent
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native americans
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people originally from the americas
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peninsulares
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born in spain, iberian aristocrats
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mestizos
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native american and european descent
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criollos
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american born descendents of spanish settlers
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new world
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the americas where people from spain had never been before
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old world
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the country of spain where spaniards had been living all their lives
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columbian exchange
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refers to the transfer of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between the americas and europe
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triangle trade
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refers to the trading between europe the americas and africa
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middle passage
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the voyage that carried africans into slavery across the atlantic ocean
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transatlantic slave trade
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the trading of slaves for other goods in different countries
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