Age of Exploration Flashcard

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What was the main motive for European interest in world exploration during the 15th century?

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To find new trade routes to Asia

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What was the Renaissance period known for?

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Rediscovery of ancient civilizations

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Who founded a school of navigation near the European continent's tip to teach new methods of seafaring?

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Henry the Navigator

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What was one of the most unfortunate consequences of the early Portuguese explorations?

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Spread of Christianity

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Who was the first European to reach the new world?

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Christopher Columbus

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What did Amerigo Vespucci come to believe after his explorations along the coast of the Caribbean Sea?

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He had found a new trade route.

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What did Ferdinand Magellan name the ocean he discovered after passing through the Straits of Mela?

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Pacific Ocean

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What did Christopher Columbus believe he had reached after his long journey from Spain?

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Asia

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What was one of the main sources of Portugal's wealth during the 15th century?

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Exploration of new continents

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Who was the Italian merchant who came to believe that the shoreline he was seeing did not belong to Asia but was part of a previously unknown continent?

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John Cabot