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Chapter 2 Multiple Choice Answers
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8th Grade
09/26/2012

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Who was Marco Polo?
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an explorer who explored Asia
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What is the historical Period of intellectual and artistic creativity know as?
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The Renaissance
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Which Portuguese laid the groundwork for a new era of exploration?
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Henry the Navigator
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What were the name of Christopher Columbus's three ships?
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The Nina,Pinta,and Santa Maria
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Who was the first Spainard to land on the mainland of North America?
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Who was the first explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
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Dias
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Who publicly condemned the cruel treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish?
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Las Casas
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What did England,France,and the Netherlands all hope to discover?
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northwest passage to Asia.
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What explorer's crew founded Quebec?
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Samuel de Champlain
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What did the French want to establish in the Americas?
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trading posts
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