Age of Exploration Chapter 2 Lesson 2

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Gives financial support to another person or cause.

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patron

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Conqueror

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conquistador

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An organized journey

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expedition

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A group of nations or peoples ruled by a single group or leader

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empire

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To sail completely around

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circumnavigate

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A settlement or area far from the country that rules it

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colony

Front

What country helped Columbus try to reach Asia?

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Spain

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Columbus believed he had reached Asia. What did he call this region where he landed? Options: Mexico, West Indies, Caribbean Islands, Florida

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West Indies

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Which Spanish conquistador led an expedition to take over Mexico?

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Hernán Cortéz

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Who died in the Philippines, but his crew made it all the way around the world?

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Ferdinand Magellan