Explorers and Conquistadors

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Italian explorer sent from Spain aboard three ships in 1942.

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Christopher Columbus

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Gold, coins, or paper used as money in a country.

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currency

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Portugal and Spain's search for new routes to Asia led to _______________________________.

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One of the most important voyages

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A group of people traveling together for safety

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caravan

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A settlement far away from the country that rules it

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colony

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A record, usually of a voyage or experiment.

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log

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The movement of people, germs, plats and animals across the Atlantic Ocean following the journeys of Columbus

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Columbian Exchange

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A Spanish conqueror who first came to the Americas during the 1500s

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Conquistador

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Aztec emperor who was defeated by Hernando Cortez

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Moctezuma II

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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec and conquered Tenochtitlan

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Hernando Cortez