1. Exploring the Americas
Chapter 2 Review Game

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Define: circumnavigate

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To travel around the world

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Define: Renaissance

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An era of cultural creativity; means ‘rebirth’ in French

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Define: caravel

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3-masted ship

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Define: astrolabe

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Instrument of navigation; used the stars

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Define: strait

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Narrow sea passage

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Who was Marco Polo?

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Explorer of Asia; author of book “Travels”

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Who was Bartholomeu Dias?

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Portuguese explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope (tip of Africa)

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Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

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Led the crew who set off on a journey to circumnavigate the globe; died in the Philippines

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Who was Christopher Columbus?

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Italian explorer who aimed to find a western route to Asia; landed in the Caribbean island of Barbados; sailed in the Santa Maria; Pinta and Nina.

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Who were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?

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Monarchs of Spain; supported explorers

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Who was Henry the Navigator?

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Prince of Portugal; set up a school of exploration

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Who was Martin Luther?

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Protestant Reformer; German; believed good works were not enough; people needed faith to be saved

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Who was Mansa Musa?

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King of the African kingdom of Mali; created a city called Timbuktu that became a center of Islamic learning; traded gold

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Who was Hernando de Soto?

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Spanish conquistador who traveled throughout the southwest of what is now the SE of the US. He got as far as Oklahoma.

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Describe the Columbian Exchange…

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Native cultures and Europeans exchanged crops, animals and diseases as the explorers, missionaries and settlers journeyed between the Americas and Europe.

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What was the Spanish class system like in the Americas?

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Upper class – born in Spain – peninsulares
People with Spanish and Native American parents – lower class - mesitzos

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Describe the Protestant Reformation…

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Started by Martin Luther; religious reform movement in Europe; emphasized the importance of faith

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What role did the French have in the Americas?

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Traded with the Native Americas; fur traders

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What role did the Spanish play in the Americas?

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Explore; set up religious missions; set up plantations; took Native Americas as slaves; brought horses and diseases; defeated Aztecs and Incas

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What was the Northwest Passage?

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Europeans thought that there was a water route to the Pacific Ocean in the north of the American continent; explorers hoped to find it.

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Who were the conquistadors?

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Spanish explorers and conquerors

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What was the encomienda system?

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A right granted to conquistadors to demand taxes and labor from Native Americans on land they had claimed; this difficult labor led to the death of many Natives.

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What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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Divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal

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What factors led to the age of exploration and discovery?

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New technology (ships, navigation tools)
Renaissance (idea that people can achieve great things!)
Search for new routes to Asia (silk and spices)