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When did Columbus find Hispaniola?
October 12, 1492
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Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
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What are caravels?
Ships with triangular sails which allowed them to sail against the wind.
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Who was Montezuma II?
King of the Aztec
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Christopher was in search for?
A new route to the Indies
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Who conquered the Inca's
Francisco Pizarro
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What were astrolabes?
A device which allowed the navigators to learn their ships location by charting the stars.
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What does circumnavigate mean?
To go around the world
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What were the three ships in Columbus' expedition?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
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The Aztec and Inca people thought the Europeans were
Gods
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What were conquistadors?
Soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas.
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What is the Line of Demarcation?
An imaginary line that divided the Atlantic Ocean so Spain could claim all the land west of that line.
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Who financed Columbus' trip
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
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Why did the Aztec and Inca think the European's were Gods?
They wore metal armor They rode horses They shot guns which caused a loud noise and smoke.
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What were missionaries?
Fort like structures which priests used to spread the word of God and convert Natives to Catholicism.
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
What is the exchange of plants and animals between the Old World and the New World.
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Christopher Columbus was born where?
Genoa Italy
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Pizarro and Cortes treated the Native Americans as
What is slaves
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Was there a Fountain of Youth?
What is No
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What was the one thing that the Europeans exchanged with the Natives that hurt them?
What is smallpox