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An Age of Exploration

Chapter 4

Terry SamsPiedmont Elementary

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Someone who buys and sells goods for a profit is

a

merchant

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Why did the king and queen of Spain agree to

pay for Columbus's voyage in 1492?

They want to make a profit by finding riches and gold and spread their religion.

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Planning and controlling the direction of a ship is

called

navigation

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Who brought the first horses to the Americas?

Spanish explorers

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Money a business has left after the expenses are

paid is called

a profit.

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Bartolome de las Casas spoke against_____.

a poor treat of American Indians.

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When did the first explorers come from

Europe to NA?

in the 1500’s

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In the 1500’s, the Spanish first arrived in present

day_____.

Mexico

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The movement of plants, animals, and people between the E and W

hemisphere is know as the

Columbian Exchange

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______________became an important food in

Europe.

Potatoes

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An __________travels to new places to learn about

them.

explorer

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This explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean.

Ferdinand Magellan

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What is the Spanish word for conqueror?

conquistador

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What happened to almost all of the Taino within 50

years of Columbus arrival?

They died of diseases

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The crew of this explorer were the firs to

circumnavigate the world.

Ferdinand Magellan

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What conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

Hernan Cortez

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Why was he able to conquer the Aztecs so

easily?

Their enemies helped, a woman translated for him, and disease

killed a lot of Aztec army.

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Who claimed Florida for Spain?

Juan Ponce de Leon

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What is a hacienda?

a large farm or ranch

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Who was the first European to reach the

Mississippi?

Hernando de Soto

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What was Francisco de Coronado searching for?

cities of God in North America

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A region ruled by another country is called a ____?

colony

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_____ is a system where people are owned and forced to work without

pay.

Slavery

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A ____ is a religious community where priests

taught Christianity to American Indians.

mission

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Other Spanish explorers came after Cortes in search of ________.

gold and treasures

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What is the oldest European city in the

United States?

St. Augustine

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Why did the Spanish build presidios in New

Spain?

to protect Spanish claims against attacks

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Who was used to farm the land and work in mines after so many American

Indians died?

enslaved Africans

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To change a religion or belief means

to convert

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Spanish explorers were first to bring____ to the

Midwest.

horses

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What did some American Indians learn on Spanish

missions?

to speak Spanish and farm

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A ____ is a violent uprising against a ruler.

revolt

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That’s All!

Good luck on your test!