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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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someone who buys and sells goods to ear money   show
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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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What is a group of people and animals who travel together?   show
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show Mansa Musa  
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show he set up trade agreements  
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show Renaissance  
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show rebirth  
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show new interest in writing, art, science, and ideas from the ancient Greeks and Romans  
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show technology  
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show 1454  
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Who created the printing press?   show
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show allowed books and ideas to spread across europe  
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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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show Prince Henry - the Navigator  
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What is a cruel system in which people are bought and sold and made to work without pay?   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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Who was the first explorer to reach India?   show
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show 1487  
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show astrolabe  
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show 1492  
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What were the reason's for Columbus expedition?   show
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show nina, pinta, santa maria  
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show San Salvador  
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show settlement  
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What is an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people?   show
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show cut down rain forest, built sugar plantations, many american animals and plants were destroyed, brought disease  
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What did Columbus bring back to Spain?   show
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show cattle, horses,pigs, bananas, coffee beans, sheep  
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show Magellan  
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show circumnavigate  
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show expedition  
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show Conquistador  
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IS many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader   show
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Who was the explorer for discovered the Aztecs   show
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show Malinche  
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What was the name of the Aztec ruler?   show
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Who defeated the powerful Inca's?   show
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Who was the first to reach north america?   show
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show fountain of youth  
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Is an area of land ruled by another country?   show
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show St. Augustine  
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What is a large farm or ranch?   show
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show convert  
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Is a violent uprising against a ruler?   show
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lines- run east and west and measure distance north and south of the equator?   show
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show parallel  
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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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show absolute location  
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show Pueblo  
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who was the leader of the Pueblo revolt ?   show
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What were major accomplishments of the Spanish colonist?   show
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who were the first explorer to see the grand canyon?   show
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show Cabeza de Vaca  
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Who was the first explorer to reach the Mississippi river?   show
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