7.1 Vocab Review

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Caravel

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A small, fast ship developed by the Portuguese in the 1400s, used during the Age of Exploration.

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Age of Exploration

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A time from the 1400s to the 1600s when European countries explored the world by sea to find new trade routes and lands.

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God, Glory, and Gold

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The three main reasons European explorers set out: to spread Christianity (God), gain fame (Glory), and get rich (Gold).

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New World

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A term used by Europeans to describe the Americas after they were discovered in the 15th century.

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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A Portuguese royal who helped start the Age of Exploration by supporting mapmaking, shipbuilding, and sailing schools.

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Vasco da Gama

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A Portuguese explorer who found a sea route to India around Africa in 1498.

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Pedro Álvares Cabral

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A Portuguese explorer credited with discovering Brazil in 1500.

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Christopher Columbus

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An Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and reached the Americas in 1492, thinking he had found a route to Asia.

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Doctrine of Discovery

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A belief used by European Christians that allowed them to claim lands not ruled by Christians as their own.

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Francisco Pizarro

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A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire in the 1530s.