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European Explorers
European exploration of North America and West Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did European countries compete for power in North America? | motivations included economic (gold, natural resources, and trade), religious (spread of Christianity), and competition for empire and belief in superiority of own culture |
| What obstacles were faced by early European explorers? | poor maps and navigational tools, disease and starvation, fear of the unknown, lack of adequate supplies |
| What were some accomplishments of European explorers in North America? | exchange of goods and ideas, improved navigational tools and ships, claimed territories |
| What regions of North America were explored and settled by Spain? | Francisco Coronado claimed the Southwest of the present-day United States. |
| What regions of North America were explored and settled by France? | Samuel de Champlain established the French settlement of Quebec. Robert La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Valley. |
| What regions of North America were explored and settled by England? | John Cabot explored eastern Canada. |
| What regions were explored by Portugal? | Their explorers made voyages of discovery along the coast of West Africa. |
| How did Spanish explorers interact with American Indians? | conquered and enslaved American Indians, brought Christianity to the New World, brought European diseases to American Indians |
| How did French explorers interact with American Indians? | established trading posts, spread Christian religion |
| How did English explorers interact with American Indians? | established settlements and claimed ownership of land, learned farming techniques from American Indians, traded with American Indians |
| How did American Indians interact with European explorers? | taught farming techniques to European settlers, believed land was to be used and shared but not owned |
| What are some areas of cooperation between American Indians and Europeans in their economic interactions? | trade, crops, Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools |
| What are some areas of conflict between American Indians and Europeans? | land, competition for trade, differences in cultures, diseases, language differences |
| When did the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai exist in Africa? | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa one after another from A.D. 300 to A.D. 1600. |
| Where were the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai located? | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were located in the western region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River |
| What was the importance of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai? | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by controlling trade in West Africa. |
| How did West African empires impact European trade? | The Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West African empires, trading metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods for gold |
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