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Age of Exploration Review

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Which Venetian Explorers accounts of his travels to Asia encourage exploration?   Marco Polo  
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What were 3 main reasons for exploration?   God, Gold & Glory  
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What was the name of the path that stretched from Europe to Asia that was cut off by the Turks?   Silk Road  
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Who was the first explorer to round the tip of Africa?   Dias  
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What did Pedro Alvares Cabral discover on his way to India?   Brazil  
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What areas did Christopher Columbus discover?   Bahamas, Hisponola, & Cuba  
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What were the land and labor grants called that the Spaniards set up to encourage settlers to move to newly conquered lands?   Encomiendas  
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Who was the Spanish missionary who tried to end the enslavement of the natives?   Bartolome de las Casas  
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Why do we remember Magellan's voyage?   Found the strait, found the Pacific Ocean, and went around the globe (circumnavigated)  
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Where is the Strait of Magellan?   Southern tip of South American  
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Who was Balboa & why was he significant to the Age of Exploration?   He was a famous conquistador and explored Isthmus of Panama with Pizzaro, took possession of the Pacific Ocean for Spain.  
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