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Age of Exploration
Prince Henry the Navigator
Miscellaneous
New Technology
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What are the 3 G's
God, Gold, Glory
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What was the name of Prince Henry's father?
King John I
100
How would someone that is word smart learn best?
By reading and writing informational texts.
100
What is the name of the new ship that was invented?
The Caravel
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What was the first country to send someone to Europe by an all water route?
Portugal
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What is the southern point of Africa called?
Cape of Good Hope
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What were the two Italian cities that became extremely wealthy because of trade?
Venice and Genoa
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What was the benefit of using triangular sails?
you can sail into the wind
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Who was the first explorer from Portugal to reach India by using an all water route?
Vasco Da Gama
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Why was Henry known as a Navigator?
He never went on the expeditions, but helped plan them.
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What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
Primary sources includes information that is directly from the source of the event, while secondary sources use primary information and interpret it.
300
Explain how the Astrolabe was a computer.
You input information and it gives you new information
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Explain the step by step movement of spices.
Asian spice traders-> Muslim Traders -> Italian Merchants-> Europeans
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What are 3 experts that Prince Henry had with him at his castle, and why were they so important?
Astronomer, Geographer, Cartographer, sailors. They helped him navigate and plan trips for his expeditions.
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What are the 4 parts of a TIED paragraph and what do you put in them?
T-Topic Sentence I-Introduce Evidence E- Evidence D- Discussion
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What do you call someone who makes maps?
Cartographer
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How was Portugal planning on breaking the Italian monopoly on Asian goods?
By going directly to Asia to trade, Italy would no longer be the only country in Europe that would be selling Asian goods.
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Why did Prince Henry want to find an all water route to Asia?
It would be a faster, and cheaper way to travel.
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What is a joint stock company, and why was it so important to Europeans during the Age of Exploration?
Joint Stock Companies collected money together from various people and opened up a business. The benefit was that if it failed, no single person would be hurt by a large loss of money.
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What are the three parts of the astrolabe and what does each part do?
Rete- shows the location of the stars Plate- coordinate system of the stars and planets Mater- scales that assist in calculations