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Name motives for the European exploration
- Crusades-interest in new products
- Renasissance-curiosity about other lands
- Wealth-spices, gold, silver, and silk.
- Muslims had monopoly on land routes
- fame
- advance technology
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He was the prince of portugal, opened a school, and funded explorations.
Prince Henry the navigator
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What is the tip of Africa called?
Cape of Good Hope
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Discovered the cape of good hope, and proved Asia could be reached by sailing around Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias, 1488
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Successfully reached india by sailing around Africa (took 300 days)
Vasco de Gama, 1498
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Name Christopher Columbus's 3 ships
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Christofo Colon
Christopher Columbus
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When did Christopher Columbus reach the new land?
1492
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Who funded Christopher Columbus voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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Christopher Columbus believed he arrived where?
The Indies
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America is named after him, and he proved Christopher Columbus reached a new land.
Amerigo Vespuccii, 1499-1501
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He landed in St. Augustine, searched for the fountain of youth, and named Florida "full of flowers"
Ponce de Leon, 1513
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He is credited for being the first to circumnavigate the world, even though he died before he fully did it.
Ferdinand Magellan, 1519-1522
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What did Ferdinand Magellan voyage proved?
- World was round
- World bigger than what people expected
- All the oceans were connected
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How many people survived Magellans voyage?
18
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Who was the spanish conquistador that defeated the Inca?
Franscisco Pizarro
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In what year did Pizarro defeat the Inca?
1533
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Smallpox killed many indians. What percent of the Aztecs and Inca died from it?
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The emporer of the Incas was?
Atahualpa
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Who was the Aztecs emporer?
Montezuma
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