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MISC. Facts
100
This man wanted to reach Asia by sailing west. Instead he discovered new land.
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
To travel all the way around the world, especially by water.
What is circumnavigation
100
There were the two reasons European countries looked to the East.
What are trade and to spread Christianity
100
This good was considered highly profitable.
What are spices
100
The Chinese viewed themselves as the greatest empire and regarded everyone else as this.
What is foreign devil
200
He was a guiding force behind Portuguese exploration.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
200
A person who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a foreign country is known as this.
What is a missionary
200
This country was the first to really begin exploring the globe, landing in India, China, and Japan before other European countries.
What is Portugal
200
da Gama left Calicut, India, with what good?
What is he left empty handed
200
This was a major cause of the distrust of Portugal but the Japanese.
What is religion
300
This sailor wanted to finish Columbus' journey around the earth. Unfortunately he was killed before he had the chance.
Who is Magellan
300
Exclusive control of good or services.
What is monopoly
300
Dias named the southern tip of Africa the Cape of Storms. It was later changed to this.
What is the Cape of Good Hope
300
This was a highly prized spice that was traded.
What is clove
300
India became a colony of this country in the mid-1800s.
What is Great Britain
400
This explorer managed to sail around Africa's southern tip and named it the Cape of Good Hope.
Who is Bartolomeu Dias
400
Causing injury or distress to others because of their religion, race, or beliefs.
What is persecution
400
These two countries challenged Portugal's authority in trade.
What is Holland and Great Britain
400
When the CHinese traded, they accepted this for their goods
What is silver and gold
400
This company was founded in Holland in 1602.
What is Dutch East India Company
500
He was the first sailor to sail into a port of India; Calicut India to be exact.
Who is Vasco da Gama
500
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land.
What is an isthmus
500
After a fallout with Portugal, this country did not allow any outside trading with other countries, other than the Dutch, until the 1800s
What is Japan
500
China was famed for these three items.
What are porcelain, jade, and silk
500
These were just two reasons that European sailors had never sailed the open seas before the 1300s.
What is they feared sea monsters, the water reaching a boiling points, and falling because the earth was flat
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