Unit 6 Chapter 1: European Exploration

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What is one motivation for the Europeans exploration?

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The search for new trade routes to Asia.

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Although finding a faster route to Asia was the main motivation for European exploration, what else motivated them? Options: Trade opportunities, spread of Christianity, wealth and power, natural resources; Search for mythical creatures, spread Islam, gold; Establishment of military bases, find fishing grounds, faster route to Asia; Exploration of the Americas, Africa, and Australia

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Trade opportunities, spread of Christianity, wealth and power, natural resources

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Who is Henry the Navigator?

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Started a school for navigation
- Supported shipbuilding

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Who is Bartolomeu Dias?

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First European to sail around southern tip of Africa.

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Who is Vasco da Gama?

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A Portuguese explorer who reached India by sea and explored east coast of Africa

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What did Christopher Columbus do?

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Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas when he landed in the Bahamas.

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Why wasn't Christopher Columbus credited for finding the Americas?

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He thought he had landed in India. This is the reason he called the indigenous peoples "Indians".

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Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

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led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.

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Who is Amerigo Vespucci?

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Amerigo Vespucci was First to recognize the “New World” was not part of Asia.

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Where is North America?

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