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