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Columbus
100
The five major countries involved in the Age of Exploration were...
What is Spain, Portugal, England, France, and the Netherlands
100
Christopher Columbus "discovered" what?
What is: The Americas
100
Spain claimed...
What are: The Americas
100
Name two (2) of the three ships that Columbus used to "discover" America
What are: 1) Pinta 2) Santa Maria 3) Nina
100
In ___________ Columbus sailed the ocean blue
What is 1492
200
Spain received the _________ half of the line of demarcation while Portugal received the ___________ half.
What is West, East
200
Prince Henry the Navigator and Vasco de Gama were explorers for which of the major 5 countries? - Spain - Portugal - England - France - Netherlands
What is Portugal
200
France explored...(name one)
What is: - Northeast America - Canada
200
What was the Silk Road?
What is: A TRADE ROUTE from Europe to Asia
200
When Columbus arrived to the Americas He named the natives ______________
What are "Indians"
300
The Age of Exploration lasted from the late ______'s to the __________'s (dates)
What is 1400's to 1700's
300
Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to do what? (Ferdinand represented the Spanish)
What is Circumnavigate the globe
300
Name ONE land claimed or explored by the Portuguese
What is: - Brazil - Azores - Madeira Island - Cape Verde Islands - Southern tip of Africa
300
What is the Line of Demarcation?
What is A line drawn by Pope Alexander the VI that separated Spain's and Portugal's land claims
300
What was Columbus' motive in exploring at all?
What is the 3 G's: God, Glory, and Gold
400
Christopher Columbus' men on behalf of Spain conquered the natives with advanced firepower. These men were known as ________________
Who are the Conquistadors
400
Name ONE of the three people who explored for England
Who is - John Cabot - Henry Hudson - James Cook
400
England traveled/ claimed...(name one)
What is - Greenland (explored) - North America (explored) - Canada (explored) - Australia (claimed) - New Zealand (Claimed)
400
What does the term "Circumnavigation" mean?
What is To travel around the entire globe, or the circumference of the globe.
400
Name 3 reasons why 50,000 Native Americans died just 2 years after Columbus' arrival.
what is 1) Disease 2) Slavery 3) War 4) Starvation 5) Genocide
500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral claimed Brazil for which country?
What is Portugal
500
Henry Hudson explored for which TWO countries?
What are England and the Netherlands
500
The Netherlands explored...(name one)
What is - Northeast America - Dutch East Indies
500
Which people made the Silk Road dangerous and therefore bringing about the need for an all water route?
who are: The Ottoman Turks
500
What was the original name of the Native Americans that Columbus named "Indians?" Hint: it starts with a "T"
What are: Taino's