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

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Who traveled overland to china?
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Marco Polo
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What lasted 13 years?

Definition

Marco polos journey to china

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What of marco's inspired other explorers??
Definition
His jornal
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Where is Marco Polo originally from?
Definition
Italy Because he was italian.
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What were some things that he brought back?
Definition
spices, silk, gun powder, paper money
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Where was Marco polo origanally from?
Definition
Itlay
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Who traveled to Asia and made big $?
Definition
Merchants
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Why was the route dangerous?
Definition

robbers

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Where have people been trading for centuries?
Definition
Mediterrainian Sea
Term
What would happen to a person if they found the sea route to Asia?
Definition
they would become rich
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Where did the portuguese sailors sail?
Definition
In the mediterrainian sea and in the atlantic near the coast of Africa
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When Henry started a school what was one of thhe teachers that he brought in?
Definition
Astronomers, Mathematics, map makers, and ship builders
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Who finally discovered the tip of Africa?
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Dias
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what did they name the tip of africa?

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the cape of good hope
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Who were rivals?

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Spanish and Portuguese
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When columbus told spain that he would explore for them, what did he want in return?

Definition
For them to fund his trip
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What did columbus accidentaly bump into while going west of europe to get to asia
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America
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What did columbus do?
Definition
Discovered route to america
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What did hernan cortez do?
Definition
Defeated the Aztecs
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What did Pizarro do?
Definition
defeated the Inca
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What did Ponce de Leon do?
Definition
Explored florida and claimed it for Spain
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What did De Soto do?

Definition
Explored southeastern US and discovered the Mississippi river
Term
Who were both interested in exploring the New World?
Definition
France and the Netherlands
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Who were the conquistadores?
Definition

Spanish fighters or a.k.a Hernan Cortez men

Term
Who was killed at sea?
Definition
Gilbert
Term
Who was known as the Virgin Queen?
Definition
Queen Elizabeth I
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What year did raleigh send Amandes and barlowe to explore?
Definition
1584
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How many military men did Lane bring?
Definition
100
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Who made the first PERMANENT english settlement in the New World?
Definition
A group from england settled on Virginia at Jamestown in 1607
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What were the nmes of the two indians that came back to England from the New World?
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Manteo and Wanchese
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