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Age of Discovery
Voyages and the explorers after the reformations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the three reasons for the age of discovery | intellectual curiosity protestant and catholic reformations desire for wealth |
| What are the three g's? | gold, glory, god |
| The earlier explorers were? | Spain and Portugal |
| later there were explorers from? | England and France |
| All countries were seeking? | an all-water route to Asia |
| Europeans were ready to explore by what year? | the early 1400's |
| what was the main reason for exploration? | wealth |
| what two things also contributes to the need for exploring? | spices were in great demand and Italy and the Muslims controlled the Mediterranean |
| Which country first started exploring for the all-water route? | Portugal |
| Portugal's lead in the race was mainly because of? | Prince Henry the Navigator |
| who in 1486 sailed from Portugal to the southernmost of Africa? | Bartholomeu Diaz |
| what did Diaz's voyage prove? | Africa could be rounded by water. |
| what was the Cape of Good Hope's original name? | Cape of Storms |
| Which Portuguese explorer sailed around the cape to India? | Vasco de Gama |
| What did de Gama's journey give Portugal? | the first all-water route to Asia |
| who was the first Spanish explorer to search for an all-water route? | Columbus |
| in which year did Columbus make his first journey? | 1492 |
| what date did Columbus find North America? | October 12th 1492 |
| what did Columbus name the North American island he found? | San Salvador |
| how many voyages total did Columbus make? | 4 |
| who eventually recognized America as the new world? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Which Spanish explorer and his crew were the first to sail around the world? | Ferdinand Magellan |
| how many men started the journey around the world? | 270 |
| how many men finished the journey around the world? | 18 |
| how many years did it take to sail around the world and which ship completed the journey? | 3 years and the Victoria |
| which countries sought a northwest route to Asia? | France and England |
| Which English explorer reached modern day Canada in 1497? | John Cabot |
| in what year did Walter Raleigh attempt to establish Roanoke? | 1587 |
| who was in charge of Roanoke? | John White |
| in what year did White return to Roanoke? | 1590 |
| in what year did the first successful colony of Jamestown begin? | 1607 |
| who lead the colony of Jamestown? | John Smith |
| in what year did Jacques Cartier search for a northwest passage for France? | 1534 |
| what did Cartier ended up finding? | Saint Lawrence river |
| who established the French colony of Quebec int the new world and in what year? | Samuel Champlain and in 1608 |
| why was it difficult for Magellan to cross the Pacific? | fresh food ran out and the water turn a thick yellow |
| how many days did it take Magellan to cross the Pacific? | 98 |
| where was Magellan killed? | Philippines |
| who finished the voyage around the world? | Sabastian del Cano |
| what did Magellan's crew prove | the world was round |
| what Portuguese explorer sailed to Brazil? | Pedro Cabral |
| what Spanish explorer sailed to the Isthmus of Panama? | Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
| what Spanish explorer found Florida? | Ponce de Leon |
| what Spanish explorer found Mexico? | Hernando Cortez |
| what Spanish explorer found Texas? | Cabeza de Vaca |
| what Spanish explorer explored the southwest U.S.? | Francisco Coronado |
| what English explorer founded the Hudson bay? | Henry Hudson |
| what two French explorers explored the upper Mississippi River? | Marquette and Joliet |
| what french explorer explored the lower Mississippi River? | Robert LaSalle |
| what is the Colombian Exchange? | the global transfer of plants, food, and animals during both America's colonization |
| what is capitalism? | an economic system that is based on private ownership and investment on resources |
| why were joint-stock companies formed? | to combine wealth for a common purpose |
| how did joint-stock companies operate? | by having people buy shares of companies |
| what was the theory of mercantilism? | colonies were based upon their wealth |
| how could nations increase their wealth? | by buying as much gold and silver as possible or establishing a fair balance of trade |
| what is a fair balance of trade? | when a nation sells more goods than bought |
| how did the European revolution change? | trade contributed to the wealth of merchants |
| in what year did many men make the journey from Plymouth to the New World? | 1587 |
| who was the first English born in the New World? | Virginia Dare |
| this body of water separates Europe from Africa? | Mediterranean |
| he conquered the Aztecs | Hernando Cortez |
| the world's largest ocean | Pacific |
| he was considered or called the father of Portuguese navigation/ exploration | Prince Henry the Navigator |
| this country is located east of Spain | Portugal |
| what was the capitol of the French empire in the new world? | Quebec |
| who explored Florida for the fountain of youth? | Juan Ponce de Leon |
| explain the word croatoan | the lost colony of Roanoke believed to be the refuge place |
| tried to establish Roanoke | Walter Raleigh |
| who conquered the Inca civilization? | Francisco Pizarro |
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