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45 Cards in this Set
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What did the Europeans think about the world?
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They thought that the earth was flat and their continent was the only one that existed
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They also feared the sea of darkness,which was the..
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Atlantic Ocean
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What helped the mariner's to detect how near land was?
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A mariner's compass
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What was the mariner's compass made of and what did it show on it?
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It was made of steel or wood and showed the direction of land close to them.
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Describe the mariner's compass.
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It was merely a piece of magnetized iron fixed in wood or cork floating in a bowl of water.
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Who were the first set of navigators?
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Portugeese
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Who was the King of the Portugueese in that time?
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Prince Henery
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Name the areas the Portugueese sailed to and started trade with.
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West Africa,Azores,Madeira,Canary Isands.
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Who were the first set to take Africans as slaves?
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The portugueese
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How did the portugueese come in contact with the Indians?
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It was their alternative path since it was block by the Turks to Africa.
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Who was Colombus?
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He was born in the Italian port of Genoa and became an explorer who took a keen interest in what he did.
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Who did Colombus turn to,to get support for his voyage after being turned down by the Portugueese?
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Esabella and King Ferdinand-the king and queen of Spain.
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Name two things the natives did to impress the Europeans
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trade,dancing and their naked women
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Name two reasons Colombus would be dissapointed by his first woyage?
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1.The Pinta was destroyed and he had to leave some of his men behind.2.the island had no spices,jewels,rich clothes or gold
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What would Colombus be pleased about on his first voyage?
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-he found new land to conquer and name
-he found souls to be won for the Christian church |
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Name some reasons for Colombus' voyage.
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1.wealth-gold,spices,ivory
2.Empire expansion 3.the growth of Christianity 4.fame 5.trade |
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Name the three ships Colombus took on his voyage
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Pinta,Nina and Santa Maria
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Name Colombus' flagship(slowest and most awkward)
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Santa Maria
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What is the significance of Palos on August 3,1492?
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the new Spanish admiral (Colombus) set sail to the Canary Islands from there.
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Who sighted land on friday 12th ,October 1492 whilw keeping watch and what did he say?
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Rodrigo de Triana ,he said "Tierra,tierra"
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Give some other names for Guanahani which was the native name.
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Walting Island,Bahamas-the modern name,San Salvador which is the spanish name meaning Holy Saviour.
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Why was the name San Salvador given to the island by Colombus?
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He thought he had finally reached the Eastern end where he had found land to prove everybody back at home wrong.
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Who were the brown skinned,almost naked inhabitants of this new found territory?
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-Tainos
-Ciboneys -Lucayans |
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Why did Colombus think that he was in the Indies?
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Because of the appearance of the natives(texture hair)
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When did Colombus first discover that gold was on the island of the Bahamas?
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when he saw one of the natives with a gold nugget in her nose.
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What was the roote Columbus and his men took on their first voyage?
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Spain-Bahamas-Cuba-Hispaniola-Spain
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Name 5 Spanish occupations
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1.Cattle ranchers
2.Miners 3.Traders/merchants 4.small farmers 5.builders.6.priests |
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What was the name of Christopher Colombus' brother?
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Bartholomew
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In what year was Bartholomew left in charge of Hispaniola and what did he do there?
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In 1496 he built a line of forts from a new Spanish headquarters which started at Santo Domingo.
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Who was sent by Queen Isabella to Hispaniola with special powers to act on her behalf?
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Bobadilla
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When and where did Colombus die?
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In Spain,May 1506
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After studying where Colombus had discovered they realized it was not East India and so they named it..
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The New World
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Who is a Cabildo?
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A spaniard in charge of the countryside who came from the wealthiest and most powerful families.
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Who were the Spaniards?
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Men who came from Spain living in the New World
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Men sent from Spain on expeditions in the new world were called?
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conquistadors
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What is a repartimiento?
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a distribution of 30 natives placed under the encomondero
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What was a spanish contract granted to a conquistador which gave them the right to conquer territories?
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a capiculacion
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Who is an encomondero?
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a spaniard in charge of the repartimiento
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What is an adelantado?
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A title given to a conquistador to become governor of the conquered territory and to own land and collect custom duties on all fishing and trading.
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Which town was founded by Diego Valasquez what was it's importance ?
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Santiago in Cuba and it was to be the new base for exploration of the new world
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Which territory waas renamed New Spain?
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Mexico
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Who had by September 1520,conquered the Aztec empire?
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Herman Cortes
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In what year did_______ ______ capture the Inca capital at Cuzco and replace it with a new spanish town?
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In 1535,Francisco Pizarro.
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What name did Francisco Pizarro give to the new spanish town on the coast?
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Lima
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Where was refered to as the mainlands and what did it produce ?
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Mexico and Peru.Vast amounts of gold and silver far more than Cuba and Spain
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