Mr. Davis' Age of Exploration Review

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How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World? Options: They prayed for the Native Americans., They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans., They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans., They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.

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They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.

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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 sailed west for Spain hoping to find a faster water route to Asia?

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Columbus

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What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

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They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.

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As a result of the Colombian Exchange and contact with Europeans, millions of Native Americans died as a result of what?

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New diseases for which the Native Americans had no natural immunity.

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How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round? Options: He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again, He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people, He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it, Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage

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He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again

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Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

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conquerors

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This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

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Hernan Cortez

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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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Why did Europeans want to travel to Asian countries like India and China?

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To find quicker and cheaper trade routes to Asia.