Age of Exploration

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The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to

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Asia

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'New World' was a name given to the Americas by

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European Explorers

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What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

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to spread their religious beliefs

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Who did Hernan Cortes fight against? Options: The Aztecs in Mexico, The Incas in South America

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The Aztecs in Mexico

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Which explorer was born in Italy but sailed for Spain?

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Christopher Columbus

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The 3 G's
Describes the major motivations for Europeans to explore the New World? What are the 3 G's?

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Gold God Glory

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The flow of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Americas and Europe. Animals and crops from one side of the Atlantic were introduced to the other side. Sailors also brought ideas from one land to another. What is being described?

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Columbian Exchange

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A settlement is a

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small, newly built community

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The exchange of goods, people, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

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Columbian Exchange

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Who was responsible for establishing Spain's claims in the New World?

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Columbus