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Age Of Exploration
Edge NC History
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History
8th Grade
10/11/2007

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What did Columbus discover?
Definition
A route to America.
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Who traveled over land to China in 1295?
Definition
Marco Polo
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Who did Cortes defeat?
Definition
The Aztecs
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Who did Pizarro defeat?
Definition
The Inca.
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What did Ponce De Leon explore?
Definition
Florida, and claimed it for Spain.
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What did De Soto explore?
Definition
The southeastern U.S. and discovered Mississippi river.
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Both France and The Netherlands are interested in exploring what?
Definition
The New World.
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France and The Netherlands both use natives and explorers from other countries to discover and claim what?
Definition
New lands.
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Who claimed the land in present day Pa, De, and NY/NJ?
Definition
The Dutch.
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The French have a settlement in what state?
Definition
S.C.
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The French claim lands along what rivers?
Definition
The Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
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Who funded Columbus' voyage to look for a quicker route to Asia by sailing west?

Definition
Spain.
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Did Columbus offer to explore for Spain?
Definition
Yes.
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Was there a push for Spain to match Portugal's success?
Definition
Yes.
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The Spanish and Portugese were what?

Definition
They were rivals.
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Who found the sea route to India?
Definition
De Gama.
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Who found the Tip Of Africa?
Definition
Dias.
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Who started a school for sailors?
Definition
Prince Henry.
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Who sailed in the Mediterranean Sea and also the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Africa?
Definition
Portugese Sailors.
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Was Marco Polo Italian?
Definition
Yes.
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Marco Polo naturally had the greatest impact on who?
Definition
Other Italians.
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Marco Polo's journey lasted how many years total?
Definition
13 years total.
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Marco Polo's journal inspired many new what?
Definition
Explorers.
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Marco Polo brought many goods back from his journey never seen in where before?
Definition
Europe.
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Many new merchants began to travel overland to where?
Definition
Asia.
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Who was one of the first English explorers?
Definition
Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
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In what year did Raleigh send Amadas and Barlowe to explore?
Definition
1584.
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How was Sir Humphrey Gilbert killed?
Definition

In a storm at sea.

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In what year did Raleigh send Lane to establish a colony?
Definition
1585.
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Did Raleigh give up trying to establish a colony?
Definition
Yes.
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