Age of Exploration

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Which two nations agreed on the Line of Demarcation in the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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Spain and Portugal

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Who was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca Empire in search of gold and silver?

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Francisco Pizarro

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Which American foods became staples in the European diet due to the Columbian Exchange?

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Corn and potatoes.

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What percentage of the native population died of disease within 300 years of Columbus’s voyages?

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About 90 percent of the population.

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What was Bartholomeu Dias's significant achievement?

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He proved that a sea route around Africa to India was possible.

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The Dutch East India Company’s joint-stock venture was valuable in the rise of which economic system?

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Capitalism

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Identify the item that was NOT exported by the Portuguese from Brazil by 1760: gold, sugar, wheat, diamonds.

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wheat

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Who founded a maritime school that educated sailors on navigation and shipbuilding?

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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What was a consequence of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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Spain claimed newly explored lands west of the Line of Demarcation.

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What significant achievement was first accomplished by an expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan?

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Circumnavigating the world.