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Chapter 13 Flashcards

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Who was named Viceroy for Portugal in Orient

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Albuquerque

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Who explored Newfoundland for England

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Cabot

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Who explored the Southwestern section of America

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Coronado

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Who was the leader of the Aztecs

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Montezuma

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Who was the very first person to round the southern tip of Africa

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Dias

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Who was the Englishman that explored the New York area for the Dutch

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Henry Hudson

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Who journeyed for four years to get to China and wrote a book peaking interest in exploration

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Marco Polo

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Who explored the upper Mississippi River for France

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Marquette and Joliet

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Which conquistador defeated the Incas

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Francisco Pizarro

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What is the distance North or South of the equator

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Latitude

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What was a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries

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Caravel

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What is a voyage around the world

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Circumnavigation

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What is a Spanish conqueror of the Americas

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Conquistador

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What is an economic system based on a private ownership of capital

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Capitalism

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What was a company that allowed people to invest money and recorded the amount with a certificate

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Joint-stock company

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What is a supply of money

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Capitol

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Which country had a monopoly on the trade routes leading to the Orient

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Italians

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What was the boundary between Spanish and Portuguese territories in the New World

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Line of Demarcation

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Who were the highly advanced civilization that flourished in the Yucatán Peninsula from the 4th-10th centuries

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Mayan

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20
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What civilization founded the walled city of Tenochtitlan

21
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What we’re two advantages of conquistadors

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Horses and Firearms

22
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Who was the Roman Catholic friar who opposed cruel treatment of Indians by Spaniards in the New World

23
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Who discovered the Mississippi River

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Hernan do de Soto

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Who was the first great French explorer in the New World

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Who was the Father of New France and the founder of Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
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What was the first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
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What was a major reason for the decline of Portugal
The inability to defend and administer Brazil
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Explain mercantilism
Dominant economic system of the Age of Exploration; belief that strength of a nation rested on wealth; goal was to get as much precious metal as possible
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Why did Spain stop exploring North America
The found no gold
30
How did Spain feel about the Natives of their colonies
Not great; they were cruel
31
At first, which country was more friendly to Europeans than China
Japan
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What was the Commercial Revolution
The new idea that the ownership of land was no longer considered the basis of wealth
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What were the problems with obtaining luxury items from Asia and transporting them through the Middle East
Rough terrain; charge for passing through land; the Ottomans gained control of the Middle East destroying trade posts; Italians held monopoly on Oriental trade
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Who was the made up African Christian king that wanted to help Europeans win their fight against Muslims
Prestor John
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What we’re three European motivators for exploration
Gold, God, Glory
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Who was the conquistador that defeated the Aztecs
Hernando Cortez
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Who was the Italian the sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
Christopher Columbus
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Who was the Prince of Portugal that established a navigation school and directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugal’s colonial empire
Prince Henry the Navigator
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Who was the Portuguese explorer who was the first EUROPEAN to sail around the tip of Africa
Ferdinand Magellan
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What is the term developed during the age of exploration that described and insurance company
Underwriter
41
What country founded and claimed Quebec
France
42
What country conquered Mexico
Spain
43
Which country explored and colonized Newfoundland
England
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What country founded and claimed New York
The Netherlands
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Who was the Incan ruler
Atahualpa
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Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
Balboa
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Who established a trading post in India
Pedro Cabral
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Who was the leader of Jamestown
John Smith
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What tools made exploration possible
Map, compass, astrolabe, caravel

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