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25 Cards in this Set
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Who lead the first circumnavigation of the world?
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Ferdinand Magellan.
Remember: Magellan is a brand of GPS that can help you navigate around the world! |
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What land did Leif Ericson explore?
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Newfoundland.
Maybe he wanted to FIND A NEW LAND because his viking friends made fun of his first name. |
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What did Francisco Coronado hope to find in the American southwest?
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Cities of Gold.
He had a GAS problem. Looking for Gold in the American Southwest. |
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What explorer lived in China in the 1200's and wrote a famous book about it?
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Marco Polo
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Who was the first explorer to see the Mississippi River?
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Hernando de Soto
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What were the crusades?
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Two hundred year attempt to take the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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Who conquered the Inca Indians?
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Francisco Pizarro.
The Incas thought he was bizarro. |
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Who first crossed the Isthmus of Panama?
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Nunez de Balboa
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What was Ponce de Leon searching for in Florida?
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The fountain of youth.
Think: Young people visit Florida for Spring Break. |
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Vasco de Gama lead a fleet to ____ around ____ and back again.
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Asia, Africa
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The Aztec's were conquered by who?
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Hernando Cortes
Think: Conquered by Cortes |
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What were the four cultural ancestors of Western Civilization?
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Rome, Greece, Jews, Christianity
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What was Sir Francis Drake known for?
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He was an old sea dog that went around the world looting Spanish towns and ships.
Think: Drake the dog |
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Name the Indian Nation in New York
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Iroquois
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Name the wealthy Indians of Mexico
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Aztec
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Who organized voyages around Africa to India?
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Henry the Navigator.
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Name the explorer that explored the coast of New York, north Canada for England and Netherlands
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Henry Hudson
Remember the Hudson River is in New York |
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What was the cash crop of Virginia?
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Tobacco
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Who Sponsored:
Jamestown Roanoke John Cabot |
England
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Who Sponsored:
Columbus Cortes and Pizarro Magellen the first permanent European settlement in the United States |
Spain
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Who Sponsored:
the opening of the trade route around Africa |
Portugal
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Who claimed the Mississippi River basin by 1700?
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France
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Who sponsored:
Fort Orange settlements on the Hudson River |
Netherlands
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Who Sponsored:
persecuted Huguenots encouraged coureurs de bois |
France
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Who Sponsored:
Detroit New Orleans Quebec |
France
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