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A Changing World
Early Exploration
Spain in America
Exploring North America
Miscellaneous
100
Wrote a book called "Travels" detailing his trip to China
Who is Marco Polo
100
Was obsessed with sailing statistics and opened a school of navigation
Who is Henry the Navigator
100

Why were the Spanish able to "easily" conquer the Aztec and Inca?

Better weapons, trained animals, and disease affecting the natives

100

Religious historical movement which caused other forms of Christianity to split from the Catholic Church

What is the Protestant Reformation

100
An imaginary line that divided Spain and Portugals conquests
What is the line of demarcation
200
Meaning "rebirth" it was a renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman works
What is Renaissance
200
Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and ended up in India
Who is de Gama
200

Describe the Northwest Passage.

It was a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific through the north coast of North America.

200
A "triangle of trade" in the Atlantic named for Columbus
What is the Columbian Exchange
200
Magellan became the first to do this
What is circumnavigate the globe
300
A Chinese invention that helped sailors navigate at sea - developed around the same time as the astrolabe
What is the compass
300
Named the "Cape of Good Hope" sailed to the tip of Africa looking for India
Who is Dias
300
Was the first to look for the Seven Cities of Cibola (Gold)
Who is de Soto
300
Sailed up the St. Lawrence River looking for the Pacific
Who is Cartier
300

How did slavery develop in the Americas?

Columbus enslaved the natives to help look for gold. OR Las Casas inadvertently suggesting African were better suited for hard labor.

400

Made copying books faster and easier.

Printing Press

400

Who was probably the first European to see North America?

Leif Erikson

400
He was looking for the Fountain of Youth in Florida
Who is de Leon
400
Sailed up the modern-day Hudson River getting as far as present-day Albany, NY on his boat the Half Moon
Who is Hudson
400
Spanish, religious communities founded by Spain
What is missions
500

A series of wars that accidentally introduced Europeans to new items such as salt, spices, and silk.

The Crusades

500
Sailed for Spain with three ships and discovered the New World - was supposed to spread Christiantity as instructed by Isabella and Ferdinand
Who is Columbus
500

What were the highest two classes of Spanish settlements in North America?

Peninsulares--born in Spain and Creole--born in North America to Spanish parents

500

Describe the difference between how the French treated the Native Americans and how the Spanish treated them.

France integrated into their society. They bought and traded for what they wanted. The Spanish conquered and stole.

500
Concluded that South America was its own continent, not part of Asia
Who is Amerigo Vespucci