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Chapter 10
The Age of Exploration
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History
7th Grade
05/19/2008

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 The English defated_______________ in 1588.

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Spanish Armada.
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What is a caravel?

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an improved Portuguese ship that helped make exploration possible.

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What did the compass do?

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helped navigators find magnetic north.

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Who was Jacques Cartier?

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he explored the St. Lawrence River.

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Who believes a country should export more goods than it imports?

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Mercantilists

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Why were Africans enslaved by Europeans?

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to plant and harvest sugarcane

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Which system allows individuals and companies to decide what products to buy and sell?

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capitalism

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Define Commercial Revolution.

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new ways of doing business that developed in Europe in the 1600's

 

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What product was of higher demand than grain?

 

Why? 

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potatoes, because it fed four times the amount of people 

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What caused the world's food supply to dramatically increase?

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The Columbian Exchange

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What areas of the world were negatively affected by the Columbian Exchange?

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the Americas and Asia 

 

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Why did Native Americans value horses?

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Horses enabled them to hunt buffalo.

 

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Portuguese Prince who set up a research center to encourage exploration

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Henry the Navigator

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What did Ferdinand Magellan name?

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the Pacific Ocean

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Why did Englnd and Spain go to war?

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Spain demanded the Dutch to remain Catholic.

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A business that sells shares to a group of investors is called____________________?

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joint-stock company.

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What did Ptolemy develop?

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a system of longitude and latitude.

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What is supply and demand?

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a concept merchants used to decide what to buy and sell

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What happened to Native Americans after Europeans arrived in America?

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They were killed by European diseases.

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How did Spainish and Portuguese differ in America?

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Spain's goal was to mine precious metals; Portugal set up sugar plantations.

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Why did the Portuguese explore Africa's coast?

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They had studied works of al-Idrisi and Ptolemy.

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Why was England's defeat of the Spanish Armada important?

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England became confident to explore Asia and South America.

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