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What group of people rules an empire in South America?
the Incas
100
This person claimed the Hudson River valley for the Dutch
Henry Hudson
100
What is an agreement between nations about peace, trade, or other matters
A treaty
100
What did the Turks do that affected trade between Europe and Asia?
The closed trade routes to Asia
200
Who invented a new way to print books?
Johannes Gutenberg
200
This person claimed Florida for Spain while he was looking for the Fountain of Youth
Juan Ponce de Leon
200
What is a wide mouth of a river where the ocean tide flows in?
An estuary
200
Why did Indians help Hernando Cortes fight the Aztecs?
They were unhappy with Aztec rule
300
Why was Prince Henry of Portugal known as the Navigator?
He set up a school to train sailors in navigation.
300
This person traveled with his father and uncle into China and the Indies
Marco Polo
300
What is it called when a group of people rebel?
Mutiny
300
Why did Northern European explorers search for a Northwest Passage?
to find a route to Asia
400
Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
400
The Americas are named after this person.
Amerigo Vespucci
400
This instrument was used by sailors to figure out the alignment of the sun, moon, and stars.
An astrolabe
400
What did Christopher Columbus claim to find?
a new trade route to Asia
500
Why did Christopher Columbus sail west from Spain?
To find a new route to Asia.
500
Who led the expedition of the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
500
a waterway along the north coast of North America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
The Northwest Passage
500
How did Christopher Columbus get funding for his first exploration?
He promised to make King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella rich and told them that he would spread the Catholic faith.