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Who found the Americas?
Christopher Colombus
What are the three Gs?
God, Gold, Glory
What did God mean in the three 3s?
Spreading Religion
What does gold mean in the three Gs?
Finding resources of wealth, gold, silver, copper.
What does Glory in the three Gs mean?
Expanding Empire
What were the French trading throughout North America?
animal pelts
What would quicker trade routes lead to?
More money
How many natives died from diseases spread by Europeans?
90%
What was a way of life for men in Spain?
Becoming a soldier
How were Aztecs modern?
Law, Court, Trading, Military
Where was the Renaissance?
Europe
What did Columbus hope to find going west instead of east?
Quicker route to asia
What is another word for Native?
Indigenous
What was the North Central Passage
Rumored short cut
What three things got new ideas?
Medicine, Art, Science
Who was the crusades between?
Europe and the Middle East
What were the Crusades?
A series of wars
What was the land around the Mississippi river? What was it named?
Louisiana
When did the Renaissance begin?
1300 C.E
Where did they build Fort St. Louis?
Matagorda Bay, Texas
What was the problem with La Salle's claim of part of Texas?
Texas was claimed by spain
What did La Salle envision along the Mississippi river?
Great trading empire
Who was Fort Louis attacked by?
Karankawas
What happened in 1687?
La Salle was murdered
What shape was the map of earth that Christopher Columbus made in 1492?
Pear Shape