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This man thought he had reached islands off of the coast of India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This term literally means to circle the earth by ship.
What is CIRCUMNAVIGATION?
The reason why so many Europeans wanted to buy more spices.
What is to flavor and preserve their food?
The first European to discover New Zealan.
Who is Abel Tasman?
North and South America are named after this explorer.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
What is a MONOPOLY?
Reasons why the land route to Asia was impractical.
What are: it took too long, it was dangerous, it cost too much money?
This colony disappeared mysteriously.
What is ROANOKE COLONY?
This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
Another name for a chain of islands.
What is an ARCHIPELAGO?
The main cause of the deaths of African slaves.
What is DISEASE and POOR CONDITIONS?
The voyage of slaves to America.
What is the MIDDLE PASSAGE?
This explorer conquered the Incan Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
The Spanish system that provided cheap labor (essentially slavery) in the New World by selling land along with the native people who lived on it.
What is ENCOMIENDA?
Why Europeans started expeditions.
What is the SPICE TRADE?
Native Americans saved this explorer's life.
Who is JACQUES CARTIER?
The first European to sail up the Atlantic coast of the present-day United States.
Who is Giovanni da Verrazano?
What happens when sailors rise up and rebel against their captain.
What is a MUTINY?
Who originally brought African slaves to America.
Who are DUTCH PIRATES?
This priest helped to end encomienda.
Who is Bartolomé de Las Casa?