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Awsom-o Exploration

Early Exploration

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What is circumnavigation? Going completely around Earth, especially by water
What is a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas of land? Isthmus
Prince Henry the Navigator took part in the conquest of what? Ceuta
Prince Henry was the son of what king? King of Portugal, king Joao the first
Who was the first person to go around Africa's southern tip and reach India? Vasco da Gama
Who went west to try to reach China? Columbus
Who found Brazil? Cabral
Who claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain? Balboa
The exclusive control of goods or services in a market? Monopoly
What is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water Strait
Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope? Dias
Who funded Columbus's expedition? Queen Isabella
What is a person who is sent to do charatible or religous work in a foreign country? Missionary
What does the term ingenious mean? Resourceful;clever
What does the term Domination mean? Supremacy over another
Not proud or haughty defines what? Humble
Persucution means? The causing of injury or distress to others because of religon, race, or political beliefs
A business organization Enterprise
Hard, fine-grained, white ceramic ware Porcelain
Who was the first person to sail around the world? Magellan
Generous in giving money or other help to the needy Charitable
The Chinese usually only accepted what from Europeans? Silver
Between what two coasts did Portugal fight to control? West coast of India and east coast of Africa
Why did Vasco da Gama come home empty-handed on his first voyage to Calicut? The Calicut traders rejected his humble, goods
Great Britain, Portugal, Holland, and Spain tried to gain the riches of _____. China
In the 1500s, Spain had gained control of the chain of islands known as ____. The Phillippines
What treaty stated that Spain could control land in the Pacific? The Treaty of Saragossa
Who controlled the Atlantic in the treaty of Tordesillas? Portugal
Who made the right calculation about the length of the world using shadows? Eratosthenes
Who made the wrong calculation about the length of the world using one star? Posidonius
Ptolemy said that ______ calculations were correct. Posidonius
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