Age of Exploration Flashcardizz

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What European explorer is responsible for teaching future explorers about sailing, ship building, navigation, and cartography?

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Circumnavigation

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To make a complete circle

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Who conquered the Aztecs?
Options: Hernando de Soto, Francisco Pizarro, Hernan Cortez, Christopher Columbus

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Hernan Cortez

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Who conquered the Incas? Hernando de Soto, Francisco Pizarro, Hernan Cortez, Christopher Columbus

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Francisco Pizarro

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Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world? Options: Magellan, Drake, Columbus, da Gama

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Magellan

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Reasons for European exploration except: Glory, Gold, Oil, Spices

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Oil

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Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

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caravel

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How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?

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He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again.

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How did diseases impact the New World?

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They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people

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Vasco Da Gama

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First Portuguese explorer to make it to India