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10th History

Chapter 13

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He was the first European to import luxury goods from China, India, and the Spice Islands? Marco Polo
Which one of the motives that prompted European explorers to seek out and discover? search for wealth
A 15th century ship which was a light, fast vessel popular with early explorers? caravel
What hings were of great importance to early explorers? navigation tools reliable ships accurate maps
This sparked the commercial rivalry among the nations of Europe? Age of Exploration
He set sail from Spain with 3 ships: the Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria? Christopher Columbus
A line running north and south down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean separating claims between Spain and Portugal? Line of Demarcation
He was responsible for Portugal's early success in exploration? Prince Henry the navigator
He discovered an ocean route to india? Vasco de Gama
He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope? Bartolomeu Dia
True or False: Ferdianand Magellan sailed around the southern tip of South America finding the Pacific Ocean. True
True or False: Circumnavigation of Europe has been called the greatest single human achievement on sea. False
True or False: North American Indians crossed the Bering Strait between Asia and Alaska and moved southward. True
True or False: Most North American Indian tribes were Christians. False
True or False: The Indians of Central and South America developed a more structured civilization than those in North America. True
The Aztecs' capital city? Tenochtitlan
Which of the following were the 5 major North American Indian groups? Northeastern Southeastern Plains Southwest West Coast
He defeated the Aztecs' in 1521? Hernando Cortes
Early Spanish explorers who came to the New World conquered Indian tribes and claimed land for Spain? conquistadors
He traveled westward in Panama through the dense jungle finding the Pacific Ocean, naming it the South Sea? Vasco Nunez Balboa
A great French explorer who had 3 voyages, sailed up the St. Lawrence River, also founded Montreal in Canada? Jacques Cartier
His expedition landed in Tampa, Florida, and he explored the southeastern US but did not find gold? Hernando de Soto
He defeated the Incan Empire? Francisco Pizarro
He traveled to North America through Mexico exploring New Mexico and Arizona? Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
The Father of New France, 1608 founded the city of Quebec? Samuel de Champlain
True or False: Pedro Cabral sailed the Hudson River and laid Dutch claim to New Amsterdam. False
True or False: The English led the expedition to North America and became the first European to set foot in North America after the Vikings. False
True or False: Henry Hudson claimed New Amsterdam for the Dutch. False
True or False: The first permanent settlement in North America was Jamestown and their leader was John Smith. True
True or False: French missionaries Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet sailed down the Mississippi River claiming the Mississippi River Valley for France. True
For the most part, China and Japan remained closed? European travelers
The dominant economic system during the Age of Exploration? Mercantilism
Who benefited as a result of Mercantilism? mother country
Great wealth flowed into Europe from around the world, and Europe's business thinking changed? Commercial Revolution
The goal of this system is to use money to make money? Capitalism
Men organized these to pool their money for resources they shared the gains and losses? stocks
One of the earliest insurance companies founded in 1688 by a group of men who underwrote voyages to the New World? Lloyds of London
If the company made a profit, the stockholders received payment in the form? dividends
Founded in 1600 with a small amount of capital, began trading with India? English East India Company
The company that traded in Canada with France mainly for furs? The French Company of New France
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