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What is a printing press?
A device that printed maps.
What was the Silk Road?
It was the passage that people would trade with Chinese for there silk and other goods.
What was NOT traded in the Columbian Exchange?
Land
How did the American foods affect European diets
Their diets became Healthier
Where was Christopher Columbus trying to sail to?
The East Indies
What is a chronometer?
It was a device that helped keep time at sea and measure longitude.
How many voyages did Christopher Columbus make to America?
Four.
What year was Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas?
1492
Which explorer is the one that kidnapped the Aztec emperor, which caused riots that resulted in the downfall of the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortes
Which explorer was the one who went to Florida for Spain in his search for the Fountain of youth.
Juan Ponce de Leon
The Americas were named in honor of which explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci
How did Prince Henry of Portugal inspire other people to explore?
He sponsored voyages so explorers were given all of the supplies, crew, and ships they would need.
How would you describe Jacques Cartier's attitude toward the native people he encountered?
He looked down upon them and referred to them as "savages"
What happened to John White when he returned to England?
His colony was gone and all of the english settlers were missing.
What was the northwest passage?
A all-water route through North America
What was Marco Polo known for?
Stories of his voyages in the book titled "The Travels of Marco Polo."
The growth of exploration and the technological advances mentioned in the chapter helped to..
Create more accurate maps of the world
Which of the following is NOT a reason that Henry Hudson's crew turned against him?
What is a Astrolabe?
to measure the altitude of the sun or the Pole Star to determine a ship's latitude.
Hispaniola
What happened when Ottoman Turks took over the city of Constantinople?
Europeans had to create new trade routes that did not go through the Middle East.
Which explorer set out to voyage around the entire earth?
Juan Sebastian Elcano
What is a compass?
A compass is a tool used to tell direction that has North at the top. (North, South, East, & West)
What did Americans trade with Europeans?
Fur
Crops (corn, potatoes, tomatoes, chili peppers.)
what describes the relationship between Raleigh's colony in 1585 and the native (Croatoan) people?
They began friends but over time their friendship became sour as the colonists were stealing from the Natives.