Unit 8: Exploration and Colonization 2024

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What was the original goal of the exploration?

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to find a direct sea route to Asia for trade goods

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What was the main result of European exploration?

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people began to settle in the New World

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How were Hernán Cortés and other conquistadors able to defeat the indigenous people so easily?

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European diseases wiped out most of the natives

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Which was NOT an advantage of settling near rivers? trade, irrigation, great natural barrier, agriculture

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great natural barrier

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small fast boat with triangular sail

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caravel

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used the magnetic force to determine the direction

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compass

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a tool that sailors used to chart the stars that helped with maritime navigation

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astrolabe

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people or native crops of a particular region

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indigenous

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map making

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cartography

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Which country was known for its harsh treatment towards indigenous populations when they claimed Central and South America?

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Spain