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| Who was Marco Polo and why was he important? |
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| Marco Polo was an European explorer and had traveled from Venice to the Chinese court of the great mongol empire |
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| What did the Europeans hope to accomplish on their voyages? |
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| They had hoped to accomplish an expansion of trade (spices) and Europe. (Gold, Glory and God) |
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| How were the explorers able to go on great distances? |
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| New sailing technology (caravels), magnetic compasses, and knowledge of wind routes. |
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| Two important explorers in Portugal? |
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Vasco da Gama- Trip of Africa to India
Barthlomeu Dias- Cape of Good Hope |
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| Two important explorers in Spain? |
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Ferdinand Magellan- First to circumnavigate the globe
Columbus- Traveled west and discovered the Caribbean Islands. |
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| What factors helped Cortes defeat the Aztec? |
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| Cortes had made alliances with the city-state who were tired of oppresive rule Tlaxcoala. Spanish Weapons and Disesase |
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| Who was Francisco Pizarro and what did he do? |
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| Pizarro had traveled west and landed on the pacific coast and introduced weaponry to the Incas. |
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| Established a port at Goa, controlled spice trade. |
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| Discovered lands of America |
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Plantations that were established in the Americas in the 1500s to grow sugarcane
10 million enslaved brought to the Americas between early 1500s and late 1800s
brought slaves from African merchants in return for gold and other goods. |
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mercantilism- the prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver
Colonies were important as sources of raw material6u;h |
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