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Vocabulary
Explorers
Reasons for Exploration
Challenges
Impact on Natives
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What do we call a journey of exploration?

expedition

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What Henry Hudson's crew due to him?
Mutiny (They sent him and some other crew members out to sea on a small boat)
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Name four goods that Europeans wanted from Asia
gold, ivory, perfume, silk, spices, slaves, fruits, nuts
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Give two reasons why the weather would present a challenge to explorers
Storms could cause heavy waves and blow ships off route Bitter cold temperature would cause frostbite
100
What did the Spanish Conquistadors do when they arrived in what is no South America?
They fought and destroyed several Native American empires
200

A collection of lands ruled by the nation that conquered them is called a what?

An empire

200

What is Christopher Columbus known for? What Country funded his expedition?

He was the first European explorer to arrive in the Americas. Spain

200
What religion were Europeans hoping to convert Native Americans to?
Christianity
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Why did explorers not have enough food? What did it cause?

There was no way to keep food fresh on ships so the food would spoil. Poor Nutrition caused scurvy.

200

Which Empire of over 5 million people, did Hernando Cortez defeat?

The Aztec Empire.

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Explorers that set up and ran their expeditions like a business were called what?

entrepreneurs

300
What is Ferdinand Magellan known for?
He was the first explorer to sail around the world
300
What was the Northwest Passage that so many explorers looked for?
It is a waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
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Why would crew members turn against their captains? (mutiny)
Because they were tired, hungry, cold, sick and desperate
300
Why did so many Native Americans contract diseases when the explorers arrived?
Because Native Americans were never exposed to the germs that Europeans had and therefore their immunity systems could not fight them off and they became sick.
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What is an astrolabe?
An instrument used to calculate the positions of the sun, moon, and stars
400

Who was North and South America named after?

Amerigo Vaspucci

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Which group of people discovered North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus?

The Vikings.

400

Why did disease spread so quickly on ships?

Because explorers lived in very close quarters with each other and they didn't have good sanitation (take showers,wash hands) so germs would spread quickly.

400
What would explorers do if they wanted the land that Native Americans had already settled on?
They would just take it from them (battle them for it)
500
Explorers used this kind of ship because it used square or triangular sails to travel long distances quickly.
A caravel
500

This English explorer claimed newfoundland and has a son that described the land as "a very sterile land."

John Cabot

500
Why would Kings and Queens pay explorers to go on expeditions?
They were hoping the explorers would gain wealth and land for their country
500
Why didn't explorers have accurate maps?
Because they had never been to all of the parts of the earth, so they didn't know what it really looked like.
500
Why would the Europeans usually win during battles against the Native Americans?
Because Europeans had better developed weapons and horses