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HISTORY- Exploration Quiz
EXPLORATION QUIZ
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History
6th Grade
10/22/2012

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Term
why did people explore?
Definition
  • economic (gold, natural resources and trade)
  • religious (spread Christianity)
  • competitions for empire; (belief of superiority of own culture)
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obstacles (problems) for explorations
Definition
  • poor maps and navigational tools
  • disease and starvation
  • fear of the unknown
  • lack of adequate supplies
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accomplishments of the explorations
Definition
  • exchanged goods and ideas
  • improved navigational tools and ships
  • claimed territories
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areas of cooperation in economic interactions (+)
Definition
  • Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools
  • trade
  • crops
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areas of conflict in economic interactions (-)
Definition
  • land
  • competition for trade
  • differences in cultures
  • diseases
Term
cultural interaction SPANISH
Definition
  • conquered and enslaved American Indians
  • brought Christianity to the New World
  • brought European diseases
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cultural interaction FRENCH
Definition
  • extablished trading posts
  • spread Christian religion
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cultural interaction ENGLISH
Definition
  • established settlements and claimed ownership of land
  • learned farming techniques from American Indians
  • traded with American Indians
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cultural interaction AMERICAN INDIANS
Definition
  • taught farming techniques to European settlers
  • believed that land was to be used and shared but not owned
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Francisco Coronado
Definition
  • Spain
  • Southwest and Florida
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Samuel de Champlain
Definition
  • France
  • French settlement of Quebec
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Robert La Salle
Definition
  • France
  • Mississippi River Valley
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John Cabot
Definition
  • England
  • Eastern Canada
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