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Chapter 2 test
Social Studies Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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Thought he could reach India by sailing west | Christopher Columbus |
Defeated the Aztecs | Hernan Cortez |
Mapped out west coast of Africa, was caught in Cape of Storms | Bartolomeu Diaz |
First water route to India | Vasco Da Gama |
Searched for Fountain of Youth | Juan Ponce De Leon |
Broke away from the Catholic Church, did not believe in some of the practices. | Martin Luther |
First person to circum navigate the world | Ferdinand Magellan |
Aztec Ruler | Montezuma |
Defeated the Inca | Francisco Pizarro |
North and South America named in honor of his after he realized Columbus has not reached India, but two unexplored countries | Amerigo Vespucci |
Helped sailors navigate by showing star position | Astrolabe |
Point of land that sticks out into water | Cape |
To sail around the world | Circumnavigate |
Study of ancient greek and roman works | classical |
Helps sailors navigate by showing direction | Compass |
Nine expidentions by the Catholic churh to regain control of the HOly Lands from Muslim control | Crusade |
Muslim house of worship | Mosque |
Journey to a Holy Place | Pilgrimage |
Period of intelletual and artistic rebirth | Renaissance |
Use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes | Technology |