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Age of Exploration

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what group sailed to the America's in the 1500 and explored eastern Canada?   show
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show merchant  
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Who left Italy in 1271 to journey to China?   show
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show 16 years  
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Who did Marco Polo work for?   show
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What were three things Marco saw in China?   show
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What was the name of the route used to transport goods from China?   show
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Who was sent by China to explore Southeast Asia and the African east coast?   show
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What is a placed ruled by a king or queen?   show
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show caravan  
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show Mansa Musa  
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What did Mansa Musa do in Mecca when he visited?   show
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What does Renaissance mean?   show
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What made the Renaissance special?   show
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show technology  
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In what year was the printing press created?   show
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show Johannes Gutenberg  
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Why was the creation of the printing press so important?   show
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show navigation  
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Is a tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon.   show
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Who taught the Europeans about the astrolabe   show
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What is an instrument with a magnetic needle that always points to the north?   show
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Who were the first Europeans to find a sea route to Asia?   show
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Who created the school of navigation in Portugal?   show
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Who was the explorer who was the first to go around the southern tip of africa?   show
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show Vasco da Gama  
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show 1487  
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Sailors could use this instrument to find out how far north or south they were?   show
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show 1492  
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What were the reason's for Columbus expedition?   show
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What were the three names of Columbus ships?   show
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What is a small community of people living in a new place?   show
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what were the harmful effects of the Europeans in the west indies?   show
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show corn, peanuts, potatoes, tomatos, chocolate, and certain peppers, beans and squashes  
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show cattle, horses,pigs, bananas, coffee beans, sheep  
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show Magellan  
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Is a journey to achieve a goal?   show
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what is spanish for conqueror?   show
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IS many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader   show
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show Herman Cortes  
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Who helped Cortes communicate with the Aztecs?   show
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show Moctezuma  
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show Francisco Pizarro  
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show Ponce de Leon  
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What was ponce de leon looking for?   show
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show colonies  
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lines of - run north and south and measure distance of east ans west of the prime meridian?   show
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a line of longitude is also called a   show
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the exact latitude and longitude of a place on the globe is also called is   show
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show Pueblo  
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show Pope  
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show created missions to converted Indians to Catholicism,built forts, cities, haciendas,  
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show Coronado  
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show Cabeza de Vaca  
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