Unit 1 history test

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Protestant Reformation

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reformation divided Christianity in Europe between Catholics and Protestants

Protestants claimed that Catholics worship the Pope more than they worshipJesus Christ.

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Christopher Columbus

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Spanish Conquistador

Searched for a new trade routes to Asia

Named Bajamas San Salvador

Met the Taino Indians who wore gold

Credited for discovering America

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Italian Navigator for Spain

1497--1504

Wrote popular books about travelers. North and south America named for him.

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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Spanish Explorer

1513

Searched for a mythical fountain of youth

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Hernan Cortez

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Spanish

1514-1521

Claimed Mexico

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What does Conquistador mean?

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Spanish colonists that set sail to claim new colonies for Spain.

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Motives for European exploration

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God, Glory, and Gold

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Columbian Exchange impact on economics

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• New industries like cattle ranching, coffee growing and roasting

• Increased trade

The encomienda system in Spanish colonies uses Native American labor on European-owned land

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Columbian Exchange impact on diets

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• ver time, new crops became staples of European cuisine

• Better nutrition leads to longer life expectancy

• Also leads to population growth in Europe, Africa, & Asia

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Columbian Exchange impact on indigenous groups

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• Attacks by Spanish conquistadors killed thousands in Central & South America

• Disease wiped out over 90% of the Native American population