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Exploration Test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was looking for the "Seven Cities of Cibola (gold)? | Francisco Vasquez de Coronado |
| Who was the first to circumnavigate the world? | Ferdinand Magellan |
| Who was the first Spaniard to reach the eastern shore of the Pacific ocean? | Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
| Who conquered the Inca empire in Peru? | Francisco Pizarro |
| Who reached what is now the Hudson Bay and Hudson River? | Henry Hudson |
| Who searched for the "Fountain of Youth?" | Juan Ponce de Leon |
| Who conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico? | Hernan Cortez |
| Who found Canada and claimed it for England? | John Cabot |
| What country concentrated on exploring S. America and C. America? | Spain |
| What country concentrated on exploring what is now the US? | England |
| What country concentrated on exploring what is now Canada? | France |
| 2 external pushes? | Monopoly of trade routes Fall of Constantinople |
| 2 internal pulls? | Spreading Christianity Spices |
| 3 Gs? | Gold, Glory and God |