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

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 Where was Marco Polo born?
Definition
 Italy
Term
 How long was Marco Polo's journey
Definition
13 years
Term
How come traveling overland was dangerous?
Definition
There were robbers.
Term

What two oceans did Portugese sailors use?

Definition
The Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Term

What did Prince Henry start a school for?

Definition
Sailors
Term
Where did Bartolomeu Dias get to in his journey and what is its name? 
Definition
Southern Tip of Africa, and Cape of Good Ho
Term

Where did Da Gama extend Dias trip to?

Definition
India
Term
Were the Spainsh and Portugese Rivals? T or F
Definition
True
Term

Who sponsered Columbus in his voyage to America?

Definition
Spain
Term
What Spainsh conquistador defeated the Incas?
Definition
Francisco Pizarro
Term
What explorer explored Florida and claimed it for Spain in his search for the Fountain of Youth
Definition
Ponce de Leon
Term
Which explorer discovered the Mississippi River.
Definition

De Soto

Term
What two rivers did the French claim along?
Definition
The Mississippi and the Ohio
Term
Who was one of the first English explorers?
Definition
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
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How was Gilbert killed?

Definition
In a storm at sea.
Term
Before Gilberts death, what kind of land did the Queen tell Gilbert he could claim.
Definition
Non-Christian
Term
Who did Sir Walter Raleigh send to the New World? (Two)
Definition
Amadas and Barlowe
Term

What was Queen Elizabeth I known as?

Definition
The virgin queen.
Term
What land was named after Queen Elizabeth I?
Definition
Virginia
Term
What did Lane bring with him on his voyage to establish a colony?
Definition
100 military men
Term
Why did Lane and his men leave immediately?
Definition
They thought the Indians were going to attack the colony.
Term

Who was the first English child born in the New World?

Definition
Virginia Dare
Term
Why did John White go back to the England?
Definition
They were runnning low on men and supplies
Term
Why was John White not able to return to England?
Definition
They were at war with Spain.
Term
What was the first permanent European colony established in the New World?
Definition
St. Augestine by the Spanish.
Term
What was the first permanent English colony in the New World?
Definition
Jamestowne
Term
What is a conquistador?
Definition
A Spanish explorer/soldier.
Term
What were 3 advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs?
Definition
Guns, Armor, and Animals such as horses and dogs.
Term
How did 90% of the Aztecs die?
Definition
From diseases brought from Europe
Term

Who were the two Indians Barlowe and Amadas brought back to England?

Definition
Manteo and Wanchese
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