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Age of Exploration.
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History
8th Grade
10/11/2007

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what country was Marco Polo from?

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Italy.
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What did de Gama find a sea route for?
Definition
India
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What two countries are interested in exploring the "new world"?

Definition
France and the Netherlands.
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What kind of school did prince henry create?
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A sailor school.
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Who were rivals?
Definition
Portugese and Spanish.
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Who found the cape of good hope?
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Prince Henry.
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What did Columbus discover?
Definition
A route to the new world.
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Where did the dutch claim land?
Definition
Pa.,De., and NY/NJ
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Who did Cortes defeat?
Definition
The Aztecs.
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What did Marco Polo bring back from china?
Definition
spices, silks, paper, money, gun powder, and other goods.
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Who defeated the Incas?
Definition
Pizzaro.
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What was Marco Polo's ethncity?
Definition
Italian
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Marco Polo had the greatest impact on who?
Definition
The Italians.
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Why was the overland route dangerous?
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Because of robbers

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How long has nations been trading by ship?
Definition
Centruies.
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Who is White's granddaughter?

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Virgina Dare.
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When did Cortes meet the Aztecs?
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1519
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   When did a group from England settle in Virgina?
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1607
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Who was one of the first english explorers?
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Sir Humphrey  Gilbert.
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Who was the first english child born in the new world?

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Virgina Dare.
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Who deafeated the Inca?
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Pizzaro.
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What does conquistadores mean?

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explorers or conquers.
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What year did Raleigh send Amadas and Barlowe to explore?
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1584
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What year did Raleigh send John White to go try to establish a new colony?
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1587.

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Why did children and women go with John White to the new world?

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Becuase they were more stable and commited.
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Who gave up trying to establish a colony?
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England and Raleigh
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What did de Soto discover?
Definition
The Mississippi river.
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What did France and the Netherlands have in common?

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They both wanted to explore the new world

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Who was the "Virgin Queen"?
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Queen Elizabeth I

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Who did Queen Elizabeth I give permission to claim all NON-christian lands?
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Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
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