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18 Cards in this Set
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THE 3 G's |
GOLD, GLORY, and GOD |
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What is the Northwest Passage? |
The Northwest Passage is a sea route connecting the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. |
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Advances of navigation: |
1. magnetic compass 2. astrolabe: a device that enabled navigators to chart ship's location by the stars. 3. Shipbuilding: Caravels which used triangular sails. Also Rudders for steering ships. 4. Observatory "Henry the Navigator" 5. New maps These were instead of using landmarks. |
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How travel changed the Middle Ages? |
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Jacques Cartier |
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Henry Hudson |
Sailed for England Worked for English Muscovy Company Sailed for Netherlands Dutch East India Company |
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Amerigo Vespucci |
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Vasco Nunez Balboa |
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Leif Eriksson |
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Hernando Cortes |
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Robert LaSalle |
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John Cabot |
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Samuel de Champlain |
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Francisco Coronado |
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James Cook |
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Ferdinand Magellan |
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Ponce de Leon |
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Henry the Navigator |
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