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

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Marco Polo's                    inspired many new explorers.
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Journal
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When did Marco Polo traveled to China?
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1295
Term
How long did Marco Polo's Journey last?
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13 Years
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Many new Merchants began to travel overland to                and became rich.
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Asia
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Why was the route dangerous for the merchants?
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Because of robbers
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Portuguese sailors not only sailded in the maditerranean Sea, but also the                            near
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Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Africa
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Da Gama extended Dias journey and found the Sea route to             

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A. India
B. Antartica
C. Canada
D. Australia
Term
True or False
Spanish and Portugese were rivals.
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True
Term
True or False
Columbus was wrong; the weatern route is not quicker to Asia, but it led to America.
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True
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Cortes defeated who?
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The Aztecs
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Ponce de Leon explored Florida and claimed it for who?
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Spain
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De Soto explored Southeatern US and discovered the what?
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The Mississippi River
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True or False
France and the Netherlansds are interested in exploring the Nwe World.
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True
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True or False
The Dutch have a settlement in SC and claime lands along the Catawba River.
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False
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One of the first English Explores was                         
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Sir Humphery Gilbert
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Gilbert was killed in a               at sea, and gis half brother took over the charter.
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Storm
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In 1584, Raleigh sent                   and                  
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Amadas and Barlowe
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LAne brought                             with him to explore and settle Roanoke Island.
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100 military
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In1587 Raliegh sent John White to tyr again to establish a                    
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colony
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White's Granddaughter was the 1st English chiled born in                        
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The New World
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He was delayed because England was at war with            , but when he returned in 1590 the colony was gone.

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Spain
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True or False 
Finally in 1607 a group from England settled in Virgina at                     , making it the first Permanent Englis
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Jamestown
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Columbus offered to explore for Spain, if they would             his voyage to look for a quicker sea  route to Asia by sailing west.
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fund

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Pizarro defeated the               
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Inca
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Raliegh gave up trying to establish a colony and                 gave up too for a while
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England
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What men quarreled with the indians and left abruptly fearing an indian attack.
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The 100 military men
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Two                returened with the English along with a report of good lands and frendly natives
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indians
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                               gave Sir Humphry Gilbert a charter granting permission to claim

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Queen Elizibeth I.
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What is the tip of Africa called?
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(Cape of good Hope)
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Maro Polo brought back what?
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Spices, silkes, paper money, gun powder and other goodsnever seen in Europe.
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