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E E - Explorers Flashcards

1
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who were the algonquians

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one of the largest native american peoples

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2
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who ruled the algonquian

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each village was ruled over by a different chief
wingina was the chief of an algonquian village called secotan

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how did algonquian make a living

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women and girls crew crops such as sweetcorn, beans, squash
boys and men hunted and fished
villages traded with other villages for goods such as copper and pearls

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what did the algonquian believe

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they believed in a great spirit that inhabited the entire universe

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how did the algonquian celebrate the changing of seasons

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festivities that reflected their reliance on the natural world

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what is the mughal empire

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the most powerful and wealthy empire in india

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who ruled the mughal empire

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the mughal emperor in the 16th century was Akbar the great

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what did akbar the great do to the empire

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expanded the empire to include over 100 million people

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what did the mughals believe

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their leader was a muslim but most in the empire were hindus and sikhs

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how did most mughals make a living

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most indians were peasant farmers as most of india had very fertile land

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why did many peasants live in poverty

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they had to give a third of their crops to the emperor each year as taxes

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what could wealthy mughals afford

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luxury goods such as spices, cotton cloth, jewels and perfumes

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who did the mughals trade with

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portuguese merchants who sailed from europe

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what is roanoke

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the first british colony in north america

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why did wealth motivate walter raleigh to establish roanoke

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raleigh hoped to find gold and silver in north america

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why did elizabeth motivate raleigh to establish roanoke

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raleigh hoped that his new colony would earn him patronage from the queen

17
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why did spain motivate raleigh to establish roanoke

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raleigh wanted to challenge the power of catholic spain

18
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why did royal support motivate raleigh to establish roanoke

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elizabeth gave raleigh permission to take land in north america

19
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when did english settlers arrive on roanoke island

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1587

20
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how many english settlers arrived on roanoke island

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117

21
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what happened when the english arrived at roanoke

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they had lost most of their supplies

22
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what did the english settlers rely on in roanoke

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the nearby algonquian village of secotan

23
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what was the relations between english and the algonquian at first

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good

24
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what happened that ruined the relationship between the settlers and the algonquian

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wingina decided to attack the settlers

25
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who did algonquians collaborate with and why

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the settlers
manteo taught the english algonquian and helped them ambush and kill wingina

26
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when did boats return with supplies

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1590

27
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what happened when boats returned to roanoke

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the colony was deserted

28
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why did the colony of roanoke fail

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the settlers lost their supplies and seeds on the journey
the settlers had a poor relationship with the algonquian
boats bringing new supplies were delayed by the spanish armada

29
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what did the english adventurers achieve

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the adventurers brought back new products such as potatoes and tobacco
the english gained valuable knowledge allowing future colonies to succeed eg Jamestown

30
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when did trade with india increase

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the last years of elizabeth’s reign

31
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why did wealth motivate journeys to the east

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the increased wealth of the gentry created a demand for luxury goods such as spices, cotton cloth, jewels and perfumes

32
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why did spain motivate journeys tp the east

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altough portuguese merchants imported luxury goods from india, portugal was invaded by spain in 1580

33
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why did royal support motivate journeys to the east

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elizabeth supported trade with the east by writing letters to be carried to the mughal empire

34
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what happened in ralph fitchs expedition

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in the 1580s ralph fitch travelled to india by land and saw the wealth of the mughal empire

35
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what was the dutch success

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in 1599 a dutch fleet returned to the netherlands with hundreds and tons of spices

36
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what happened as a part of the east india company

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in 1600 a group of merchants set up a company to trade with india

37
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what was the first voyage

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in 1602 the east india company successfully set up a factory or trading post on the island of java and brought back spices and other goods

38
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what did the english adventurers achieve

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trade brought new goods such as spices and cotton
the english gained valuable knowledge of india
the east india company became the most powerful company in the world by 1800, controlling half of all the trade in the world and eventually ruling most of india

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