European Exploration

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Why is St. Augustine important to the United States?

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It is the oldest city in the United States

Front

What invention helped sailors know where they were going without seeing the sun or stars?

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The compass

Front

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Back

The exchange of animals and goods between Europe and the New World.

Front

True or False: European navigators used an astrolabe to measure the size of continents

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false

Front

True or False: The Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the globe?

Back

true

Front

True or False: The Spanish renamed the Aztec empire "New Spain"?

Back

true

Front

Someone who buys and sells goods to earn money is called a ...

Back

merchant

Front

A ________ is an area of land ruled by another country.

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colony

Front

A town created by people in an area where no one has lived before is called a ....

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settlement

Front

Why didn’t the Incas fear being conquered by Francisco Pizarro and his troops?

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They lived in places that they felt were safe from attack.