France & Britain in the New World
The British sent a young officer to issue an ultimatum to the French in western Pennsylvania. What was this officer's name?
George Washington
A German cartographer named the new world after this explorer, who kept detailed journals of his travels
Amerigo Vespucci
Prior to the Scientific Revolution, people believed the universe revolved around the Earth. This is called __________
Geocentrism
Rene Descartes and Francis Bacon argued that the truth was known at the ________ of an inquiry
Europeans sought alternative trade routes to Asia partially to avoid doing business with this empire
Ottoman Empire
When the French refused Washington's ultimatum, what did Washington do?
Come back with more soldiers and ambush the French
The Spanish and Portuguese were feuding over who had rights to the newly discovered territory in the Americas. To settle this dispute, they went to this man
Pope Alexander IV
This man was brought before the inquisition and threatened with death if he did not recant his findings proving heliocentrism
Galileo
What is the last step in the scientific method?
Draw conclusions
The Ottoman Empire was making trade difficult for Europeans because they were doing this
Taxing/tolling them to go through their land
Samuel de Champlain established the first permanent French settlement in North America here
Quebec
The Pope drew a line across the globe, giving one side to Spain and the other to Portugal. This is known as the __________
Treaty of Tordesillas
This man, assistant of Tycho Brahe, calculated the orbits of the planets and provided further evidence for heliocentrism
Johannes Kepler
Prior to the scientific revolution, did people generally agree or disagree with church teachings?
Agree
Provide the religions followed by the Europeans and Ottomans at the time of the Age of Exploraton
Christianity (Europe) and Muslim (Ottomans)
The war that erupted between the British and the French (aided by their Native American allies) is known as this
The French and Indian War
To help conquer more territory in the new world, Spain sent this men to take land in the Americas.
Conquistadors
This man published "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres," proposing heliocentrism
Nicolaus Copernicus
This thinker focused on experimentation
Francis Bacon
Following the Black Death, Europe's population began to rise. This caused demand for goods to _______
Increase
List the three reasons why different English colonies were established in North America
Commercial profit
Religious freedom
Gifts from the king
These people generally followed the Spanish conquerors after they hade taken land.
Christian missionaries
This man explained that all matter is composed of tiny particles that behave in knowable ways (the basis of chemistry)
Robert Boyle
This thinker focused on human reasoning
Rene Descartes
Why was exploration possible?
Better ship building and advances in navigational technology