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18 Cards in this Set
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MARCO POLO: A traveler that created interest in lands to the east |
PRESTER JOHN: Fictional king supposed to be a Christian and very wealthy |
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COMPASS: Instruments sailors could use in navigation and mapmaking |
LATITUDE: One's distance from the Sun |
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CARAVEL: A light, versatile vessel popular with early explorers |
PRINCE HENRY: Called "The Navigator" he was largely responsible for Portugal's early success in exploration |
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BARTOLOMEU DAVIS: Traveled down the coast of Africa hoping to find a water route to India |
VASCO DE GAMA: First European to reach India by sailing around the tip of Africa |
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: First European to reach North America |
1492: Year that Columbus sailed from Spain |
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LINE OF DEMARCATION: The line that divided to Earth into two halves. Spain got land to the East, Portugal got land to the West. |
FERDINAND MAGELLAN: Set out to accomplish what Columbus did not. Sail around the southern tip of the Americas. |
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CIRCUMNAVIGATION: Sailing completely around the globe |
MAYAN CIVILIZATION: Noted for their artistic and intellectual achievements. |
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AZTEC CIVILIZATION: A violent civilization, offering human sacrifice, and other awful things. They never developed a real empire. |
INCA EMPIRE: Was at it's height from 1380 to 1570. Unlike the Mayans and Aztecs the Incas actually built a real empire. |
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CONQUISTADORS: Conquerors, searched for lands and forced Indians to convert to Catholicism |
BALBOA: Came to the new world in search of adventure, found himself instead working on a plantation, stowed away on ship for the mainland, and eventually plotted and gained control of the colony. |
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CORTES: Called the greatest conquistador of all time. Sunk his ships after landing at Mexico so no one with him could desert. Stated that Spaniards suffered from gold fever. |
PIZARRO: Was probably the cruelest of all the conquistadors. Came to the new world for one reason. To find gold! |
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ATAHUALPA: The Inca Ruler, who was killed by Pizarro. |
LAS CASAS: A Roman Catholic friar who devoted his life to improving the plight of the Native Americans. |
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REQUERIMENTO: A statement informing the Indians that God gave the Pope authority "... That every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff." |
HERNANDO DE SOTO: Served Pizarro in Peru, landed near Tampa Bay in search of golden cities. |
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FRANCISCO CORONADO: Hoped to find the 7 cities of Cibola. Some of his men eventually discovered the Grand Canyon |
JACQUES CARTIER: Made voyages to what is now Canada. Said that he "was rather inclined to believe this was the land that God gave to Cain." Founded Montreal (Royal Order) |
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Samuel de Champlain: "The Father of New France" Explored the area around the Saint Lawrence River. |
Jacques Marquette: Helped find "Louisiana" with Louis Joilet |
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Henry Hudson: A Dutch gentleman, hired by the Dutch to find a shorter route to the east. |
John Cabot: An English Explorer, he was to lead the first English expedition to North America. |
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Jamestown: Founded in 1607 |
Captain John Smith: Lead the Jamestown settlement |
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Pedro Cabral: Established a trading post in India |
Affonso de Albuquerque: In 1506 was named the Viceroy of Portuguese holdings in the east. Discouraged cruelty to the natives. |
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Francis Xavier: Jesuit Missionary who was welcomed into Japan at first |
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