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| The age of exploration began in the ___ century in what countries? |
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| 15th; Americas, Asia, and Africa |
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| What were the three main motivations? |
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| What were four other motivations? |
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- Quicker route to Asia
- Wealth
- Renaissance Ideology
- Religion
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| What role did wealth play in the exploration? |
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| New countries held new land and natural resources with allowed for a new trading market |
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| What role did religion play in the exploration? |
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| Europeans wanted to convert natives to enlarge Christendom |
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| What country first explored the unknown? |
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| Where did Portugal first explore? |
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| Where did Columbus arrive thinking it was the Indies? |
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| Central America (the bahamas) |
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| Who entered and conquered the Americas |
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| Who were the conquistadors? |
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| Spanish conquerors of the Americas |
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| It took Hernan Cortes three years to conquer what mighty Empire? |
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| Aztec Empire in Central Mexico |
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| What country dominated the exploration? |
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| Who funded Columbus's trip? |
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| How did the Europeans treat the natives? |
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| Very poorly, they were often captured and sold as slaves |
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