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19 Cards in this Set
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Who sponsored Columbus' expedition across the Atlantic Ocean?
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
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Why did Columbus sail west from Europe?
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-to find a new route to Asia
-to find spices, silk, gold and other jewels |
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What were Columbus' beliefs about the lands he reached in 1492? Name two facts that later proved his belief was incorrect?
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-He thought that he reached Asia.
1-He was Incorrect because he didn't find silk, spices or much gold. 2-Columbus landed on an island, not an unknown continent. It didn't fit Marco Polo's description. |
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Which Europeans reached North America 500 years before Columbus?
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Vikings
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What is technology?
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The use of scientific knowledge and tools to make or do somethin
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Who lead the first expedition around the world?
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Magellan
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Which empire did Henry Cortes conquer in Mexico?
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Aztec Empire
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What was Coronado known for?
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Looking for the seven cities of gold
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What was Ponce de Leon looking for in Florida?
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The fountain of youth
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Who took over the Inca Empire of Peru?
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Pizzaro
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What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson have in common?
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-They all searched for the Northwest Passage.
-They all explored North America |
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What happened to Hudson on his last voyage?
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He, his son and eight other crew members were mutinied(overthrown, overtaken, forced), put on a small boat and never heard from again.
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Why did Europeans want to find the Northwest passage?
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-this water way could control an important new trade route between Europe and Asia and gain great riches
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Who was the first to claim land in Florida?
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Ponce de Leon
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Who explored and claimed for Spain the southwestern U.S.?
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Coronado
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Who explored and claimed for Spain the southern half of the U.S.?
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DeSoto
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Who explored for Holland and claimed much of what is now New York?
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Henry Hudson
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Who was the first explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean?
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Balboa
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Name four problems the early European explorers faced.
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-bad weather
-diseases and malnutrition -disloyalty by crew members -had to find money to fund their voyages -the unknown -lacked proper technology - |
