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Exploration
Question | Answer |
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The first Portuguese explorer to make it around the tip of Africa | Bartolomeu Dias |
Died thinking he had reached Asia | Christopher Columbus |
The explorer who was the first to make it around Arica and find a trade route with Asia | Vasco de Gama |
The new style of ship that the Portuguese and Prince Henry developed | Caravel |
What are at least 3 causes of European exploration? | tales from travelers, growth of towns and trade, charts of the coastlines, more accurate maps, translations of books |
What are at least 3 effects of European exploration? | interest in new places, desire to trade with other countries, better knowledge of geography, safer travel, long-distance travel |
Whos visits to China sparked European's imagination? | Marco Polo |
What is a monopoly? | Having complete control over one industry and being able to control the price |
Who had a monopoly over trade? | Italian City States |
What were three reasons why Europeans wanted to start exploring? | Spread Christianity, Discover new land, find a trade route with Asia |
List at least three reasons why the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztec | Smallpox, better weapons, neighboring tribes |
List at least two reasons why the Spanish were able to conquer the Inca | Civil War, better weapons |
Put these people's accomplishments/events in order: Christopher Columbus, Dias, Marco Polo, Inca Conquered, Vasco de Game, Prince Henry, Aztec Conquered | Marco Polo, Prince Henry, Dias, Vasco de Gama, Christopher Columbus, Aztec, Inca |
With all the money that is being made from trade in Italy, what big event does this lead to? | The Renaissance |