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Exploration 7th

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What is the study of maps and map making called? Cartography
Claiming and settling land in a new place is called... Colonization
First European to reach Asia by an all water route was... Vasco da Gama
3 reasons for abandoning the Silk Road were... High tolls, Bandits, Muslims refused to allow travel
His voyage marked the beginning of European exploration. Columbus
He conquered the Aztecs. Cortes'
Today the Aztec civilization is called... Mexico
French explorer, founded the city of Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. Champlain
What does the word circumnavigate mean? To sail around the world
What explorer was first to circumnavigate the globe? (world) Magellan
What was 1 reason for the decrease in native populations after the arrival of the Europeans? Diseases like smallpox brought by the Europeans
What name was given to the trading of goods, plants, people, technology and diseases between the Old World and the New World? Columbian Exchange
Triangular Trade took place between which continents? Europe, Africa, the Americas
Which Asian country was once a colony of Portugal? The Philippines
What decreased the time it took sailors to sail from one port to another? Better map making skills
Which Asian product did European countries want access to most? Spices
True or False? Spanish conquistadors established colonies by buying land from the native people. FALSE
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