Age of Exploration

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The action of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

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colonization

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Where did Spanish explorers mostly sail?

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Americas

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What was the initial purpose of Portuguese explorations?

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trade

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Who was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain?

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Christopher Columbus

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This explorer defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed all of Mexico in the name of Spain.

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Hernan Cortes

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compass

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astrolabe

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His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world by sailing.

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Ferdinand Magellan

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The European explorers referred to the lands they colonized as the ___ _____? Options: Old World, New Spain, New World, Native Land

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New World

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What did Bartholomeu Dias prove possible?

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Circumnavigate Africa when he reached the southern tip of the continent, now known as the “Cape of Good Hope.”