Unit 4 Content Vocab: Age of Exploration and Exploitation

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Mountain in Bolivia where Spanish began silver mining in 1545.

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Potosi

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Portuguese explorer who first sailed around Africa's southern tip in 1488

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Bartolomeu Dias

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Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire in 1532

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Francisco Pizarro

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Agreement in 1494 dividing Americas between Spain and Portugal

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Portuguese explorer who first circumnavigated the globe (1519-1522)

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Better, faster sailing ship design for more cargo.

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Iberian Caravel

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Portuguese explorer who first reached India by sea in 1498

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Vasco de Gama

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Spanish monarchs who funded Columbus’ 1492 expedition to the Americas

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King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella

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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs in 1519

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Hernan Cortes

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Portuguese monarch who funded exploration and navigation

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Prince Henry the Navigator