Age of Exploration Vocab

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Spain's monarchy financed Columbus' first voyage.

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Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand

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New machines/equipment that simplify life.

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technology

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To sail or travel all the way around is __________

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circumnavigate

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Resist a disease

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immunity

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Instrument pointing to magnetic north.

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compass

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Word for Spanish conquerors of Latin America & Caribbean.

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conquistador

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Columbus's ships:

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Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

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Widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, technology, and ideas between the Americas and Europe.

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Columbian Exchange

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Italian explorer & navigator; the New World was named after him

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Amerigo Vespucci

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In 1492, he sailed the ocean blue. The Italian explorer financed by Spain who ventured into the Americas.

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Christopher Columbus