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Bio 2 1st 9 weeks exam
Explorers and their travels
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Biology
12th Grade
10/25/2010

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The biggest reason for the age of exploration?
Definition
Gold, spices, conquering new lands, and the spread of (christianity, Protestantism,Catholicism)
Term
Who fought the Muslims for spices?
Definition
Crusaders
Term
The chief source of spices?
Definition
Spice Island, Moluccas
Term
What happened after the fall of Constantinople?
Definition
The Europeans lost their Gateway to the East.
Term
What do cartographers do?
Definition
Make maps
Term
Why was Prince Henry called "Henry The Navigator"?
Definition
He began a school for cartographers, sailors, and captains.
Term
Who sailed the tip of Africa and called it "Cape of good hope"?
Definition
Bartolomeu Diaz
Term
Who brought back 3000% profit worth spices and sailor's dicovered scurvy?
Definition
Vacso De Gama
Term
Who was credited with sailing all the way around the globe and founding the straight of Magellan?
Definition
Ferdinand Magellan
Term
Which explore and his men where credited for taking over the Aztec Empire?
Definition
Cortez
Term
Who took over Inca?
Definition
Pizzario
Term
Who established Quebec?
Definition
Cartier
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First englishmen to circumnavigate the globe?
Definition
Sir Francis Drake
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