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Many Worlds Meet 2
Many Worlds Meet 2
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Social Studies
8th Grade
02/14/2017

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What is a hemisphere?
Definition
a half of a sphere
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What is immunity?
Definition
resistance to infection
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What is the Columbian Exchange?
Definition

transfer of animals, plants, and cultures

Also brought diseases back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean

Term
Causes of the Columbian Exchange?
Definition
wealth, colonization, and exploration
Term
Effects of Columbian Exchange?
Definition

natives dying

population and wealth went up in Europe

religion spread

slavery

 

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Who is Magellan?
Definition
Led the 1st trip to sail around the globe (circumnavigate)
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What are the Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria?
Definition
The three ships Columbus rode his first voyage
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Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
Definition
The Spanish monarchs who united Spain and sponsored the voyages of Columbus
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Who are the Taino?
Definition
The native American tribe, nice people, first encountered by Columbus
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What is Hispaniola?
Definition

Island base for Columbus (New Spain)

First Spanish settlement

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Who is Marco Polo?
Definition
over land explorer who wrote about his expeditions in Asia
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Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
Definition
he invented the printing press
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Who is Christopher Columbus?
Definition

Italian born explorer who sailed for Spain (4 voyages)

First voyage in 1492

He wanted to find a water route to Asia

 

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What was the purpose of Columbus' voyage?
Definition
he wanted to find an all water route to Asia to get resources
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What specifically was he trying to find?
Definition
He was trying to find gold and spices and an all water route to Asia
Term
Where did Columbus explore?
Definition
Caribbean
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What role did religion play in his voyages?
Definition
Ferdinand and Isabella wanted to spread Catholic Christianity
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What is a conquistador?
Definition
Spanish conquerer
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What is a missionary?
Definition
member of a religious group, that travels to spreads their religion
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What is a Plantation?
Definition
large farm
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Who is the Cortes?
Definition
Spanish explorer, conquistador, conquered the Aztecs and landed in Mexico 1519
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Who is Pizarro?
Definition
Conquerored Inca in Peru
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Who is Quetzalcoatl?
Definition
Aztec God
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What is Tenochtitlan?
Definition
Aztec capital city - Present day Mexico City
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Why did Spain turn to Africa to start to provide workers for their american colonies?
Definition
the natives were dying
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Where did Cortes and Coronado explore?
Definition

Mexico (Cortes)

Texas (Coronado)

Term
What were Cortes and Coronado searching for?
Definition
(mythical city) Cibola
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How did Cortes and Coronado interact with natives?
Definition
natives welcomed him...but be destroyed them
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What did Cortes and Coronado discover?
Definition
Indian villages, new land for Spain
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Who was Montezuma?
Definition
last Aztec ruler
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What is mutiny?
Definition
crew taking of the captain
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Why did Cabot and Hudson's ship turn south instead of North?
Definition
because of the stormy seas (icey) and bitter cold and his crew was dangerously close to mutiny
Term
Why did the exploration of the Hudson river end?
Definition
because the river was too shallow to proceed
Term
What path were Cabot and Hudson looking for?
Definition
for a water route from Europe to the Far West / Northwest passage
Term
How did Cartier and the Iroquois interact?
Definition
He was nice to them
Term
What area did Cartier explore?
Definition
Montreal / St. Lawrance River
Term
How did Marquette and Natives interact?
Definition
friendly
Term
Why did Joliet ask Marquette to join him?
Definition
to translate for him
Term
What did Joliet, Cartier, and Joliet have to turn back?
Definition
to avoid Spanish attack
Term
Who is Ponce Deon?
Definition
conquerored Florida and Puerto Rico
Term

Eurpeans Explore the Americas

Causes (4)

Definition
  1. gold / wealth / spices
  2. spread their religion
  3. new trade routes
  4. because of Renaissance they had curiosity
Term

Eurpeans Explore the Americas

Effects (4)

 

Definition
  1. disease (natives died)
  2. slavery of natives
  3. knowledge of world geography
  4. Trade developed
  5. Europe colonies started
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