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48 Cards in this Set
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when was early exploration and discovery?
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the 1500s
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who explored for Spain?
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Mendana
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what did Mendana name the island?
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Chain Solomon Islands
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who forced the natives to get food and no longer welcomed them?
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Mendana
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who named the island Chain Solomon Islands?
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Mendana
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who named the islands Marquesas and killed 200 natives?
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Quiros
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what was the new island that Quiros found called?
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Santa Cruz
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how did Mendana die?
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from fever
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who explored for Holland?
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Tasman
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who searched for unknown land?
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Tasman
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who went south and named the island Tasmania?
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Tasman
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who discovered the islands now called New Zealand
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Tasman
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who killed 4 crewman?
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Maoris
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who sailed for France?
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Bougainville
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who did an expedition to settle Falkland islands and gave to the Spanish?
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Bougainville
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who did an expedition to find Terra Australis Incognita?
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Bougainville
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who took 2 scientists with him on his expeditions?
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Bougainville
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who were the 2 scientists that Bougainville took with him on his expeditions?
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a naturalist and an astronomer
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who was the 1st European woman to circumnavigate the world?
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Jeanne Baret
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what was thought to be unspoiled tropcal paradise?
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Claims Tahiti
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what two things said that man was unspoiled but was corrupted by society?
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philosophers and the Enlightenment
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who npracticed cannibalism?
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the natives
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who sailed for England?
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Cook
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who was the best known explorer of the Pacific?
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Cook
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who SAILED around Australia in search of an unknown southern land?
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Cook
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who sailed completely around around Antarctica w/o seeing the continent?
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Cook
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who discovered the Hawaiian Islands?
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Cook
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who was fair and generous with the natives?
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Cook
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who made peaceful contact w/ the Maoris of New Zealand?
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Cook
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who took an indian chief hostage?
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Cook
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what were the original Australians called?
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Aborigines
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who claimed New South Wales?
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England
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what year did the First Fleet sail under Arthur Phillips?
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1787
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where included many conflicts?
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Australia
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Australia was settled in Sydney Cove on when?
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Jan. 26, 1788
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most colonists stayed near where?
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the coast of Australia
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what was the item the people crossed in Australia?
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the Gr8 Dividing Range
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who crossed the Blue Mountains?
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Blaxland
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what did Blaxland cross?
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the Blue Mountains
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when did Australia become commonwealth of Australia made up of 6 states?
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1901
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there was environment problems w/tourism where?
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the Gr8 Barrier Reef
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describe the High Islands-
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~had volcanoes and volcanic debris
~better for people and agriculture w/ plentiful drinking |
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describe the Low Islands-
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~composed of coral remains
~drier ~susceptible to tropical storms |
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what was the islands that were named due to their dark-kinned/haired people?
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Melanesia
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what was the name for the islands that were defined by their small size?
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Micronesia
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what were the islands that means many and includes hawaiian islands?
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Polynesia
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who said came from South America?
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Thor Heyerdahl
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when did Thor sail from Pery on Kon Tiki a reed boat?
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1947
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