Age of Exploration Flashcards

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Leif Ericson’s father

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Eric the Red

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Lacked in Leif Ericson’s time?

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Documentation

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Indirect founder after Leif ericson

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Marco Polo

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First Portuguese Explorer

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Henry the Navigator’s father

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King John I

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What did Henry the Navigator set up?

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School of Navigation

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1488 sailed coast of Africa & rounded Cape of Good Hope

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Bartolomeu Dias

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1498 rounded Cape of Good Hope and reached india

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Vasco de Gama

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Divided Spain and Portugal

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Treaty of Tordesilla

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Associated with Martin Waldeesmuller in 1499-1501

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Amerigo ve Spucci

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What did Martin name the land he found?

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America

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First English sailor

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John Cabot

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Where was Cabot born?

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Italy

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Who did Cabot sail for?

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England

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What did Cabot obtain?

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Trade monopoly from King Henry- 20% of findings

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16
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John Cabot’s son

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Sebastian Cabot

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The first explorer

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Leif Ericson

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First French sailor

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Giovanni Verrazano

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19
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Where did Verrazano sail to?

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North Carolina

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20
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Where did Verrazano come near?

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NYC

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What island did Verrazano find?

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Nova Scotia

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Second French Explorer

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Jacques Cartier

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23
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Where did Cartier arrive?

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Strait of Belle Isle

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What did Cartier voyage down?

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Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Gaspe Bay

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Where did Cartier's second voyage go to?
St. Lawrence
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What did Cartier spot?
Quebec
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Spain sailor 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
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What was Ponce de Leon?
Conquistidor
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Where did Ponce de Leon land?
FLA
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when/how did Ponce de Leon die?
1521 by arrow strike
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Conquistador that sailed to Panama and south sea
Vasc Nunez de Balboa
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1519 left to circumnavigate
Ferdinand Megellan
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When was Magellan murdered?
April 1521
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Where was Magellan murdered?
Philippines
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When did Magellan's crew make it back to Spain?
1522
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Sailor that sailed to Mexico
Fernando Cortez
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What city did Cortez establish?
Tenotitchlan
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What did Cortez bring?
Horses
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Who was Cortez's enemy?
Montezuma
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How many people did the Aztecs have?
200,000
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What did Cortez take in 1519?
Montezuma
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When did Montezuma die?
1521
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What did Cortez take from Tenotitchlan?
Gold and silver
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When did the Aztecs give up?
Aug. 1521
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Which Conquistador went to Peru?
Pizzaro
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Who did Pizzaro go against?
Incans
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Who was Incan ruler?
Atahualpa
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What did Pizzaro call Peru?
Lima
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What did Pizzaro ask for in return for Atalualpa's life?
Room of Gold
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Who murdered Pizzaro?
His crew
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Conquistador that went to Mississippi
De Soto
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Where did De Soto sail to?
West Coast of Florida
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What areas did De Soto go through?
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma
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What did De Soto come across in 1541?
Miss. River
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Where was De Soto Buried?
Miss. River
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Who was the first to successfully circumnavigate?
Sir Frances Drake
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Who got lost at sea in 1583?
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
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Who was Humphrey Gilbert's 1/2 brother?
Sir Walter Raleigh
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What was the goal of Raleigh's voyage in 1584?
Exploration
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Who starts sailing in 1585?
John White
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How many people does John White leave in 1587?
125-150 people
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When does John White return to Roanoke?
1590
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What did White find on the tree?
CRO
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When does Raleigh die?
1618