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Chapter 3 Exploration and Technology A Changing World
Spanish Explorations Other Nations Explore General Information 200 400 600 800 1000 Bonus Question: 5000 pts
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Topic 1: 200 Question: This was the group of Europeans who reached North America about 500 years before Columbus. Answer The Vikings Back
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Topic 1: 400 Question: Scientific knowledge and tools like a compass or an astrolabe are examples of this. Answer Technology Back
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Topic 1: 600 Question: This European nation sponsored Columbus’s expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 Answer Spain Back
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Topic 1: 800 Question: This was the reason Columbus sailed west from Europe. (His goal) Answer To find a more direct water route to Asia Back
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Topic 1: 1000 Question: This was Christopher Columbus’s belief about the lands he reached in (San Salvador) Answer He thought he was in the Indies (Asia) Back
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Topic 2: 200 Question: This was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world. Answer Ferdinand Magellan Back
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Topic 2: 400 Question: The explorer that explored the land that connects the Americas and became the first person to REACH the Pacific Ocean Answer Vaso Nunez de Balboa Back
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Topic 2: 600 Question: The explorer who thought he reached Asia, but actually reached Newfoundland. Answer John Cabot Back
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Topic 2: 800 Question: The explorer that didn’t believe Columbus and Cabot had actually reached Asia. Answer Vespucci Back
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Topic 2: 1000 Question: One fact that proved Christopher Columbus had not reached Asia in 1492. Answer Amerigo Vespucci did not see lands that matched Marco Polo’s descriptions of Asia. OR Balboa’s crew reached the Pacific Ocean proving Vespucci right about an unknown continent Back
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Topic 3: 200 Question: The empire the army of Hernando Cortes conquered in Mexico. Answer The Aztec Empire Back
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Topic 3: 400 Question: The Spanish conquistador who took control of the Inca Empire in Peru Answer Francisco Pizarro Back
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Topic 3: 600 Question: This conquistador explored and claimed for Spain much of what in now the southwestern United States in is search for the cities of Gold. Answer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Back
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Topic 3: 800 Question: Explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida Answer Juan Ponce de Leon Back
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Topic 3: 1000 Question: Explored and claimed for Spain much of the southern half of the what is now the United States Answer Hernando de Soto Back
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Topic 4: 200 Question: This is what Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson searched for in North America. Answer The Northwest Passage Back
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Topic 4: 400 Question: The explorer’s crew mutinied and set him adrift in the sea. Answer Henry Hudson Back
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Topic 4: 600 Question: This explorer claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York. Answer Henry Hudson Back
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Topic 4: 800 Question: The reason so many Europeans wanted to find the Northwest Passage. Answer So they could set up trade routes that would bring them wealth and power Back
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Topic 4: 1000 Question: A route believed to allow people to reach Asia easily by sailing through or around North America Answer The Northwest Passage Back
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Topic 5: 200 Question: Give at least two costs of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors Answer Money to pay for ships, crew, and supplies Ships could sink Explorers may not find anything valuable Etc…… Back
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Topic 5: 400 Question: Give at least two benefits of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors. Answer Finding gold, fur, or other valuables Claiming new lands Gaining power Spreading Christianity Back
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Topic 5: 600 Question: The reason European explorers needed better maps and new technology Answer The voyages were very long. Back
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Topic 5: 800 Question: The reason European explorers needed a lot of money Answer To pay for their expeditions Back
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Topic 5: 1000 Question: The reason European explorers faced great dangers Answer They were exploring unknown seas and lands…Anything could have happened! Back
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts. Question:
The reason Columbus had to wait until after the Reconquista to start his voyage. Answer King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were too busy fighting a war to convert Europeans to Christianity (Catholic) Back
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