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Explorers -2
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4th Grade
10/27/2009

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Why did most explorers want to explore?
Definition
Gold(riches), God(spread Christianity), and Glory(fame)
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Columbus's Ships
Definition
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
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Goods Europeans wanted from Asia
Definition
Silk, Spices
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Unknowingly brought by Columbus - harmful to Native Americans
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Diseases
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Columbus called the Natives "Indians" because
Definition
He thought he had landed in India.
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Why did explorers not want to travel on the Silk Road?
Definition
It was dangerous or treacherous.
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Did any explorer find the Northwest Passage?
Definition
No-It does not exist
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Exploration was made better by inventions such as
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Astrolabe, Telescope, Magnetic Compass
Term
The movement of people, animals, foods, and diseases from the Eastern and Western continenets.
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Columbian Exchange
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Searched for the Northwest Passage
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John Cabot, Henry Hudson
Term
Connected Europe to Asia by Land
Definition
Silk Road
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