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He was known for "discovering" America
Christopher Columbus
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What is a conquistador?
A Spanish soldier
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What is navigation?
Being able to figure out where you are and how to get where you are going.
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Why did Europeans want a water route to Asia?
To get spices, silks, and riches
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What did people learn at Prince Henry's school?
Navigation
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What does a sequence mean?
Putting things in the correct order
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We know Columbus landed in the Caribbean. Why did he call it the "Indies"?
He thought he was in India?
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Describe a trade that could have been made during the Columbian Exchange
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What negative effects of the Columbian Exchange is shown?
Disease
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Give two reasons why people explored.
To gain wealth, to gain power, to find new lands
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Why was Magellan's voyage important?
It was the first voyage that went all the way across the globe
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
The trading of goods between Europe and the Americas.
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What is this a picture of?
A timeline
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What were the negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?
The spread of disease and the trading of enslaved people
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Which country was the first to send explorers to search for a sea route to Asia?
Portugal
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How did the Columbian Exchange allow populations in Europe to grow? 
New foods were introduced that could feed more people
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Why did the introduction of horses improve life for Native Americans?
It made transportation faster and easier
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What did Hernan Cortes do to the Aztec Empire?
He demolished it and claimed the land for Spain
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Who was the first explorer to reach India from Portugal?
Vasco da Gama
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What continents are part of the "old world" and which ones are part of the "new world"
New World: North and South America
Old World: Europe, Africa and Asia
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Why did the King and Queen of Spain agree to pay for Columbus' journey?
He promised that he would spread Christianity
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How were the Conquistadors able to win the battles against the Native Americans?
The had better weapons like guns and swords.
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What piece of technology helped sailors measure stars?
An astrolabe
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What is it called the Cape of Good Hope?
It gave Europeans hope that they would find a water route to Asia.
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Why did Europeans force people into slavery?
They needed help to grow the new foods they now had access to