Economic Differences
The dominant economic system of the Age of Exploration
mercantilism
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European explorers were unsuccessful finding this King and enlisting his help in fighting the Turks
Prester John
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The Spaniards stopped exploring North America when they discovered it did not have this
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The first permanent English colony in America
Jamestown
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A fast vessel that aided ocean travel
caravel
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This economic system has the goal of advancing wealth mainly through investments
capitalism
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First to round the Cape of Good Hope
Dias
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This runs north and south down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and divides the world between Spain and Portugal
Line of Demarcation
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Italian who explored Newfoundland for England and discovered rich fisheries
Cabot
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This is used to indicate the distance an object is from the equator
latitude
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Mercantilists viewed trade as a "two-way street"
True/False
False
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Discovered the West Indies (Caribbean Sea)
Columbus
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What Spanish "conquerors" are called
Conquistadors
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Italian who journeyed for four years to get to China
Marco Polo
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This describes a voyage around the world
circumnavigate
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This type of company allowed people to invest money and issued a certificate showing the amount of money invested
joint-stock company
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First man to circumnavigate the world
Magellan
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DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
Which two countries divided the world between them using the Line of Demarcation?
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Italy had a monopoly on the trade routes leading to this location
Orient
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Japan was more friendly to Europeans than was China.
True/False
True
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Who discovered the Mississippi River
de Soto
Explored the southwestern section of America
Coronado
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The Roman Catholic friar who opposed the cruel treatment of the Indians by his fellow Spaniards in the New World
las Casas
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Viceroy for Portugal in the Orient
Albuquerque
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This was the principal goal of Prince Henry the Navigator
circumnavigate Africa
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