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16 Cards in this Set
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True
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merchants travel in a large caravan to bring salt to Ghana
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False
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European navigators used an astrolabe to measure the size of continents
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False
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The conquistador, Hernando de Soto, was sent to build missions in Florida
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True
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Spanish hacienda owners relied on American Indians to farm the land
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What effect did Marco Polo's book have on Europeans?
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They became more interested in travel to Asia
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What important contribution did Portuguese explorers make to European trade?
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They found the sea route to Asia
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What was Ferdinand Magellan's purpose when he set sail from Spain in 1519?
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to cross the Pacific Ocean and return to Spain
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Which of the following did Spanish colonists build in the Americas?
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religious settlements called missions
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When did Magellan begin his voyage?
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1519
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Where did Columbus first land?
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on an island in the Caribbean Sea
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Trade routes/products of one West African trading kingdom
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merchants from Arabia traveled in caravans to bring salt across te Sahara on a trade route to Ghana
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Trade routes/products of one West African trading kingdom
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Ghana traded gold for salt
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Trade routes/products of one West African trading kingdom
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Mansa Musa of Mali traveld to Mecca to set up trade agreements with citeis
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Two important results of European exploration in the 1400's and 1500's
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* discovery of new lands
* opening of trade routes * expansion/awareness of other cultures |
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Describe Cortes journey and what happened to the Aztecs
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* Cortes carried an army to Mexico and got help from Malinche
* the Aztec army was weakened by smallpox |
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Describe Cortes journey and what happened to the Aztecs
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*Cortes convinced American Indians to join army and use guns, horses and armor to defend the Aztecs
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