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27 Cards in this Set
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Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
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-Was a navigator and a cartographer
-Used the Astrolabe -Encouraged to build more advanced ships like the Caravel. -Established a school of navigation |
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What is a navigator?
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It is someone that guides a ship or anything to a destined place.
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What is an Astrolabe?
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It is an instrument used to measure the latitude.
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What is a Caravel?
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A caravel is a new ship that has sails
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What is a Cartographer?
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It is someone who draws maps, it is the art of making maps.
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What is Navigation?
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It is how to get from one place to another by following a planned route
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What is Monopoly/Monopolize?
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It is when you have that right to do what ever you want with you product, you have full control.
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Who was Vasco Da Gamma?
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-First person to make it to India
-First person to profit from spice -From portugal -His ship was contaminated with scurvy. |
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Who was Christopher Columbus?
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-Was an Italian explorer
-sailed the seas in 1492 -Discovered North America, thinking he was in Asia. -Was Catholic -Sailed for Spain, because the king an queen of Spain supported him. |
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What is the "Line of Demarcation"?
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-Spain and Portugal were fighting over land and they both trusted the Pope to fix their problem because they were both Catholic.
-Pope drew line of longitude to separate land and favored Spain -Spain gets what's left of the line and Portugal gets what's is right of it. -Separated world into 2 zones, Europe was not included |
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Who was Amerigo Vespucci.
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-Name "America" comes from his name.
-From Italy -Accompanies Columbus on expeditions, records everything he sees -Determines that america is new territory. |
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Who is Magellan?
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-Portuguese sea captain who lead the first expedition around the world.
-Went through the "Straight of Magellan" (350 miles long) |
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Who was John Cavot?
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-Sailor from England / Sailed for England
-Found the the "Found land" (Finland) |
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Who was Jaques Cartier?
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-Was a French explorer
-Explored the St. Lawrence River |
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Who was Henry Hudson?
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-Hudson River named after him
-He was Dutch and from Holland -Explored the Hudson Bay |
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Why did Spain colonize?
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-Gold
-God -Glory |
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What are the Conquistadors?
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-Conquers
-From Mexico -The Spanish built up immunity because the Conquistadors brought disease with them |
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What is Immunity?
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To build up strength to a sickness, to be more resistant.
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Who was Hernand Cortes?
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-Used Alliances with the Aztecs
-Conquered the Mexico and destroyed the Aztecs of Mexico |
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What are Alliances?
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Like friendship, helping when an attack is made at their country
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Who was Pizaro?
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-Conquered Peru and dealed with the Incas
-Took one of the Incan Rulers and held him for ransom. -Incas payed in gold to get their ruler back and Pizarro took the gold and killed the Ruler. |
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What is Viceroy?
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-It is like a governor
-Make decisions when the king is not there -Like a second king. |
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What is the first class?
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-Penenularies
-1st class |
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What is the second class?
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-Descendants from Spanish settlers
-Run plantations -Use practice of the encomiendas |
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What is a plantation?
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It is a large estate to grow crops on
main crop on Spanish plantations are Sugar Cane |
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What is the lowest group?
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Mestizo it is when they are not pure, they are mixed ethnicity.
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What are Mulatto's?
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people from Africa and European descendants.
Often found in Mexico. |
