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32 Cards in this Set
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saga |
an adventure story that tells about brave people long ago |
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cartographer |
map maker |
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navigation |
the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship |
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scurvy |
a sickness caused by not getting enough vitamin C |
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Renaissance |
1400-1600-An age of thought ,learning,art and science. |
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Give 5 reasons the Europeans didn't want to travel to the unknown lands |
1. Thought world was flat 2. Sea monsters 3. Thought the ocean sun would make ocean so hot it would boil 4. Ships were slow 5. Lack of maps 6. Didn't care to explore unknown |
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Why was there a surge of exploration in the late 1400s? |
1. Technology - Improvements in ships, maps, and compasses helped them be less afraid of unknown 2. Politics - Nation/states were competing agains t each other 3. Economy - Because of more international trade, nation/states were more wealthy |
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How did the capture of Constantinople (1453) encourage exploration? |
It cut off the trade routes between Europe and Asia. Europeans wanted to find a western route to Asia. |
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Why did Europeans want to find better routes to Asia |
Wealth and trading their gold, jewels, silk, perfume, and spices |
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Where was Leif Eriksson from??? |
Greenland |
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Who was Leif Eriksson? |
He was a restless Viking looking for land to the west. He was the Viking leader of the first Europeans known to have landed in the Americas (Vinland-Now Canada) |
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What made Vinland a good place to make a settlement? |
1. Salmon and grapes to feed them 2. Forest to provide wood for homes and boats 3. Grasses to feed their livestock |
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Why was Vinland settlement abandoned? |
Native attacks and better trade with Europe. |
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Where was Christopher Columbus from? |
Italy |
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Who was Christopher Columbus? |
Explorer trying to sail west to reach the Indies. He was looking for jewels, spices, and silk. |
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When did Christopher Columbus land in the Americas? |
1492 |
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Why did Christopher Columbus name the natives he found Indians? |
He thought he had landed in the Indies. |
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Who did columbus get to finance his voyage? |
King and Queen of Spain |
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What were Columbus's three ships? |
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria |
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Where did Columbus first land? |
Bahamas |
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Why were the sailors for Christopher Columbus ready for mutiny? |
They were afraid because they hadn't seen land and they were restless |
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Did Columbus die a proud man? Explain using SENTENCES! |
No. After 4 trips, he did not find the riches he was looking for. The king no longer wanted to pay for him to sail. He died sick and sad and never knew he had found a new world. |
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Where was Amerigo Vespucci from? |
Italy |
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Who was Amerigo Vespucci? |
An explorer who wanted to explore the New World after he met Christopher Columbus. In 1507, America was named after him. |
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Who paid for Amerigo Vespucci to sail? |
Spain funded the first two voyages. Portugal funded his third voyage. |
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What did Amerigo Vespucci discover for Portugal? |
Present day Rio de Janeiro |
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How did Amerigo Vespucci encourage more exploration? |
He became a master navigator in Spain where he recruited and trained other navigators. |
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How did Amerigo Vespucci die? |
malaria |
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Where was John Cabot from? |
He was Italian but was living in England |
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What was John Cabot's motivation to explore? |
He wanted to find the Northwest passage (waterway through North America to Asia.) He did not find it. |
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How is John Cabot compared to Christopher Columbus? |
They both reached America and thought they were in Asia |
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What were John Cabot's accomplishments? |
He found cod-fishing grounds which brought wealth to England. He claimed land for England in the eastern part of North America |
