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What did Christopher Columbus study and believe

Columbus studied navigation and believed he could reach Asia by a new route.

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Circumnavigate

To sail completely around something

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How did Columbus plan to reach Asia?

Sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean instead of south around Africa

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Which parts of the Americas did Columbus reach?

The coasts of Central and South America, and islands in the West Indies, including Hispaniola

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What kinds of food went from the Americas to Europe?

Maize, potatoes, tomatoes, cacao, and certain peppers, beans, and squashes

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Who explored the eastern South Americas in 1500 and claimed it for Portugal?

Pedro Alvarez Cabral

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Epidemic

An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people.

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What foods came from Europe to the Americas?

Bananas, coffee beans

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What animals came to the Americas from Europe?

Horses, cattle, pigs, and sheep

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What did Christopher Columbus think the best way to sail was?

West across the Atlantic ocean

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Who crossed the mountains and jungles of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean in 1513?

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Settlement

A small community of people living in a new place.

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Who did Columbus and his crew meet in the Caribbean?

The Taino

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

The movement of plants, animals, and people between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. 

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In what year did the first European see the Pacific Ocean?

1513

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Who did Columbus ask to pay for a westward voyage to Asia?

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

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Astrolabe

A tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon.

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What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella hope to gain from Columbus's journey?

They wanted to make money from the Asian gold and spices they hoped he would find; they also wanted to spread Roman Catholicism.

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How did Balboa reach the Pacific Ocean?

He crossed mountains and jungles in present-day Panama.

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How many ships survived the trip from the Philippine Islands?

one ship of the original five

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Who made several voyages to South America and the Caribbean?

Amerigo Vespucci

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Profit

The money a business has left over after all of its expenses have been paid
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In what ways was the arrival of Europeans in the West harmful?

Europeans cut down rain forests on Caribbean islands; many American plants and animals were destroyed; many Taino dies from diseases that the Europeans brought over

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When Magellan's crew circumnavigated the world, what did they prove?

They proved that Columbus's theory about sailing west to Asia was correct.

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What did Ferdinand Magellan's voyage prove?

People could sail around the world

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