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Chapter 1- Land I Love
Chapter 1- Land I Love
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6th Grade
09/13/2014

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Name the king and queen who sponsored Columbus's voyage
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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What very important invention introduced to Europe about 1440, made possible the printing of the Bible?
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Movable Type Printing Press
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What name was given to the "rebirth" of learning that took place in Europe in the early 1300s?
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Renaissance
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What important movement in Europe ensured that the people who colonized North America would be heavily influenced by the Word of God?
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The Protestant Reformantion
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Who was the first to realize that what Columbus had discovered was a whole new continent?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Who attacked false doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church by nailing his Ninety-five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517?
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Martin Luther
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Who sailed all the way around Africa to India?
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Vasco da Gama
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Who was the viking that landed on the shores of North America around A.D. 1000?
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Leif Ericson
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Who sent out several ships to explore the western coast of Africa?
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Who was the first European to travel the length of Asia?
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Marco Polo
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Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
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Vasco de Balboa
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Who established the first permanent French settlement in the New World at Quebec, Canada?
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Samuel De Champlain
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Which Indian tribe did Hernando Cortes conquer?
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Aztecs
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Who led an expedition that discovered the St. Lawrence River?
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Jacques Cartier
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Who led a three-year expedition that proved the earth is round?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Which Indian tribe did Francisco Pizarro conquer?
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Incas
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Who claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France?
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Robert Cavalier de la Salle
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Where was the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States?
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St. Augustine, Florida
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Who were the Huguenots?
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French Protestants that came to America to avoid religious persecution.
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Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada important?
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It ensured that Protestant England and Scotland would be free to lay the groundwork for political and religious freedom in North America.
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Who was the Italian explorer who sailed for Spain; discovered the Americas in 1492?
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Christopher Columbus
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Who was the German inventor of the movable-type printing press?
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Johann Gutenberg
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Who was the Portuguese prince who founded a navigation school and sent expeditions to West Africa?
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Who was the German monk who protested false doctrines of the Roman church, sparking the Protestant Reformation?
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Martin Luther
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Who is the Italian sailor for whom America is named?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Who was the first Spaniard to land on the mainland of North America?
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Ponce de Leon
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What was the name of the powerful chieftain of the Aztec Indians?
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Montezume
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Who discovered the Grand Canyon?
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Francisco Coronado
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Who explored the coast of California?
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Juan Cabrillo
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Who sent the "Invicible Armada" to conquer Protestant England?
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Phillip II
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Who was the queen of England at the time of the Spanish Armada's defeat?  She also encouraged the exploration of the New World.
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Queen Elizabeth I
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Who was Sir Francis Drake?
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English sea captain who raided Spanish ships and outposts.
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Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
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Jacques Cartier
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Who was the French explorer who established Quebec?  Also known as the "Father of New France."
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Samuel de Champlain
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Which island did Columbus make his first landing on October 12, 1492?
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San Salvador
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What was the first permanent European settlement in the United States?
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St. Augustine
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Where was the first European settlement in California?
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San Diego
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What was the first permanent French settlement in the New World?
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Quebec
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What is the best-known city of French heritage in America?
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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What were the European attempts to drive the Muslims from the Holy Land?
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The Crusades
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What revived interest in trade with the Far East?
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The Crusades
Term
The new social class that arose in Europe; composed of merchants, traders, and craftsmen who were neither extremely rich nor extremely poor
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The Middle Class
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What were the ships in the fleet Columbus led to discover the New World? 

 

And which was the flagship (the main ship)?

Definition

Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

 

Santa Maria was the flagship

Term
Who were Spanish conquerers who subdued the native inhabitants of the New World?
Definition
Conquistadors
Term
What was the name of the great Spanish fleet sent to conquer Protestant England?
Definition
"Invincible Armada"
Term
What was the supposed sea route to the Far East through the waters of North America?
Definition
Northwest Passage
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Who were the French Protestants that founded Charlesfort and Fort Caroline?
Definition
Huguenots
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Who wrote about the marvels and wealth of the Orient?
Definition
Marco Polo
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Who searched for the fountain of youth?
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Ponce de Leon
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Francis Drake helped who to defeat the Spanish?
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Francis Drake helped the English
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