Age of Exploration and Colonization

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Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.

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Glory

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Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

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caravel

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Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

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conquerors

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What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World? Options: To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia, To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy, To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea, To find the city of gold in southern Africa

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To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

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European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?

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Asia

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What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)

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Magellan

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What famous Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec civilization?

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Hernan Cortes

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The unique Aztec agricultural system based on creation canals right on lake Texcoco to farm was called

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Chinampa

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The exchange of goods from the Europe and New World is referred to as the

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Colombian Exchange

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Francisco Pizarro conquered what civilization in Mesoamerica? Options: Maya, Aztec, Inca, Olmec

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Inca