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The Age of Exploration
Flash cards to help me study for my history test on the age of exploration.
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7th Grade
03/26/2015

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Astrolabe
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A tool made by the Greeks that measured latitude and helped explorers go in the right direction.
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Ptolemy
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A scientist who established a book titled "Geography" that had maps for explorers to use on voyages.
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Prince Henry
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A man who sent a crew of explorers out to find the land of Asia for spices to perserve and flavor food.
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Columbus's First Voyage
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Voyage that landed the ship in the Carribean Islands, just below Flordia.
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Taino People
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Columbus began to trade with these Native American People.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Italian explorer that was convinced that Columbus had discovered a new world.
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Columbus's Second Voyage
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Explorer wanted to claim land for Spain, so je brough soilders along with him to drive the Taino people out of the land by captivating them, shooting guns and setting off bombs.
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Magellan's Voyage
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Explorers main goal was to sail to Asia. After landing, him and the Native people got into battle and he was killed. The rest of his crew continued the voyage and were the first to circummnavigate.
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Montezumma the 2nd
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Ruler who beliebed that Cortes was Quetzalcoatl returing to reclaim Mexico.
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Spain
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Became the first country to establish the worlds first global empire.
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Hernan Cortes
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Spanish conguistador who defeated the Aztec.
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Francisco Pizarro
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Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca in South America.
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Allies
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Those who support each other for some common purpose.
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Aztec
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A powerful Native American empire in what isnow called Mexico.
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Smallpox
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A diease that killed more Aztec people than Spanish weapons. Caused a high fever.
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