Age of Exploration Flashcard

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Who encouraged his country’s maritime exploration to the South, aiming to sail around Africa to gain access to the Asian spice trade and is credited with beginning the Age of Exploration?

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Prince Henry " The Navigator"

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Which is not one of the three reasons Europeans explored? God, Gold, Glory

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Gas

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Who established direct trade with India while bypassing the Italian and Muslim merchants that controlled the overland trade routes?

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Vasco DaGama

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Which explorer searched for a shorter route to India by heading West through the Atlantic?

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Christopher Columbus

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Who became the first explorer to circumnavigate the earth?

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Ferdinand Magellan

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This explorer lead the Chinese treasure fleet on 7 expeditions to SE Asia, India and Africa for the Ming Dynasty.

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Zheng He

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Who was the French explorer who searched Canada for a northwest passage to Asia?

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Samuel de Champlain

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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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This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

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Hernan Cortez

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This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

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Francisco Pizarro