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2. Chapter 3 Exploration and Technology A Changing World
Spanish Explorations
Other Nations Explore
General Information
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts

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