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Exploration and stuf
Middle Ages, religions, Protestant movement, explorations, etc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Considered to be the founder of Judaism, Christianity and Islam also claim to be descended from this person | Abraham |
| This is a religious pilgrimage to Mecca that is expected of all Muslims. | Hajj |
| After centuries of persecution, this Roman Emperor made Christianity the official religion of the empire. | Constantine |
| This series of wars saw the Christian armies of Europe attempting to take control of the Holy Land from the Islamic Turks. | Crusades |
| This trade route allowed spices and silk to be carried over land, though at great expense and danger. | Silk Road |
| This man became the first to successfully form another denomination separate from the Catholic Church. | Martin Luther |
| Christian churches that separated from the Catholic church are known as what? | Protestant churches. |
| What invention by Gutenberg allowed the 95 Theses to be rapidly introduced across Europe? | The printing press |
| This time period saw artists, scientists, and philosophers look to human potential and reason to solve problems | Renaissance. |
| This Portuguese prince started a university to spur innovations in sailing. | Prince Henry the Navigator |
| This explorer was the first to successfully reach Asia by sailing around the tip of Africa. | Vasco da Gama |
| Christopher Columbus convinced what country that he could reach Asia faster by sailing around the world. | Spain |
| The first man whose crew successfully circumnavigated the globe was? | Ferdinand Magellan |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to see and name what body of water? | Pacific Ocean |
| The movement of goods, plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Old World and New World as a result of exploration is known as what? | The Columbian Exchange |
| Through deceit and with the help of a smallpox outbreak, Hernan Cortez conquered which of the Native American Empires? | The Aztec |
| Francisco Pizarro was looking for wealth, glory, and gold when he conquered what empire? | The Inca |
| What was the main economic activity of French settlers in the Americas? | Fur trapping |
| Early non-Spanish explorers were usually looking for a water route past North America. What was this route called? | The Northwest Passage |
| What was Coronado looking for when he explored the American Southwest? | Mythical cities of gold. |
| Ponce de Leon was trying to find the Fountain of Youth in which U.S. state? | Florida |
| Sailing for both the English and the Dutch, this explorer made several trips to the New World before being left in a rowboat by his crew in a bay named after him. | Henry Hudson |
| What are the small boats made from skins used by many tribes of the far north? | Kayaks |
| A ceremony practiced by some tribes of the Northwest in which the host gives gifts to his guests is known as what? | Potlatch |
| Made up of five nations, this Native American group had women chose the sachem, or tribal chief. | The Iroquois |
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