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01/24/2014

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What opened the European's eyes to a whole new world?
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The Crusades
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What led the Europeans to look for an all water route to Asia/The Orient?
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The goods and their desire for these goods.
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What book encouraged the Europeans to set sail?
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The Travels
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Who wrote The Travels?
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Marco Polo
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Who wrote The Travels?
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Marco Polo
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Who was Marco Polo?
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An Italian merchant who traveled with his uncle and father to Asia.
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What was "The Travels" about?
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Marco Polo's adventures
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Who read Marco Polo's book?
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Many Europeans including Christopher Columbus
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Why were the Europeans restricted from traveling to Asia by land?
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Because the Ottoman Turks controlled the land route.
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Why were the Europeans restricted from traveling to Asia by land?
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Because the Ottoman Turks controlled the land route.
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What empire came to power after the Arab Empire? (1300's)
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The Ottoman Empire
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What religion did the Ottoman's practice?
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Islam
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What do the Islam's call their god?
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Allah
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Where was the Ottoman Empire from?
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Turkey
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Why did the Europeans want to establish their own trading partnership with the people in Asia?
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The Arab merchants raised the price of the goods and so the Italian merchants raised the price too.
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What are the 3 G's?
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God, Glory, and Gold
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Why was God apart of the 3 G's?
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spread their religion
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Why was Glory apart of the 3 G's?
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wanted future generations to remember their names
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Why was Gold apart of the 3 G's?
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precious metals were valuable
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What was the first European country to set sail?
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Portugal
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What was the first European country to set sail?
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Portugal
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When, under who, and where were the Portuguese exploring in the beginning?
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1420, Prince Henry the Navigator, the African coast
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Where did the Portuguese find gold?
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on the western coast of Africa
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What did the Europeans nickname the western coast of Africa?
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The Gold Coast
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In 1488, who rounded the southern tip of Africa and gave it a nickname?
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Bartholomew Dias and the Cape of Good Hope
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What happened to Vasco de Gamma in 1498?
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He sailed around the cape on into the Indian Ocean and ended up in India.
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What happened when the Portuguese sent a fleet of ships to India?
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They defeated the Ottomans and gained control of the Spice Trade.
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Why didn't the Portuguese colonize the Asian region?
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They didn't have enough people or power.
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How did the Spanish attempt to reach the Orient?
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by sailing westward across the Atlantic
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What is the nickname for Southeast Asia?
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the Orient
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