Chapter 4 Explorers and Their Discoveries

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Christopher Columbus

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A faster sea route to Asia.

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Ferdinand Magellan

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A sea route that would go around the world.

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Francisco de Coronado

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The seven golden cities of Cibola.

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Hernando Cortés

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Aztec gold.

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Hernando de Soto

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Gold.

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Vasco de Balboa

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Gold and pearls.

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Juan Ponce de León

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The fountain of youth.

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Reasons for Cortés's advantage against Native Americans

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Metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies.

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Impact of Columbus’s voyages on the Americas

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Explorers and settlers abandoned their plans to colonize the West Indies.

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Effect of diseases on the conquest of the Americas

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Diseases made it easier because many Indians got sick and died.