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20 Cards in this Set
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Bartholemu Dias
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Portugal
1488 Sailed around the southern tip of Africa |
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Christopher Columbus
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From Italy sailed for Spain
1492-1504 Discovered new world for Europeans, made four trips to West Indies |
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Portugal
1519-1522 First European to circle the world |
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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spain
1513 1st European to set foot in Florida |
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Francisco Pizarra
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Spain
1532-1535 traveled pacific coast of America near Peru Conpuered Incan Empire |
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Sir Francis Drake
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England
1577-1580 Led 2nd voyage around the world |
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Leif Ericson
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Iceland
A Viking 1000-1002 1st to reach Newfoundland |
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Giovanni Verrazano
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Italy
1524 Explored Northeast coast of North America, bridge is named for him |
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Henry Hudson
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England
1576-1578 Looked for a Northwest passage through North America, discovered Hudson River |
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Jaques Cartier
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French
1534-1541 Explored canada, explored the St. Lawrence River |
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Samuel de Champlain
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French
1608-1635 Founded canadian city of Quebec |
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Hernando Cortes
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Spain
1519-1521 Explored Mexico, conquered the Aztec empire |
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Why were most Europeans not interested in exploration during the Middle Ages?
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Daily life was hard and their main concern was survival.
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Describe life on a manor during the middle ages.
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Life was very hard unless you were the Lord. You had to provide yourself with your own things and couldn't go anywhere wiithout permission.
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What did the religious wars lead to?
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Increased trade with Asia and Africa.
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What were the Crusades?
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A 200 year war between Moslems and Christian
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How did Prince Henrey contribute to the Age of Exploration?
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He opoened a school to help sailors in their explorations.
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How did the caravel made sailing easier?
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With triangular sails and a steering rudder, sailors could sail against the wind.
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What routes did Bartholomew Dias and Vasco da Gama explore?
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Reached the southern tip of Africa. Vasco da Gama continued to India.
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What is a colony?
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A group of people who settle in a distant land and are ruled by the government of their native land.
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