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"Age OF Exploration"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the "Fab-Five" countries to explore America? | Spain, England, France, Portugal, Netherlands |
| What were the 4 G's? | Gold, Glory, God, Grades |
| When did Christopher Columbus discovered America? | October 12'th, 1492 |
| Where did Christopher Columbus think he was? | He thought that he was in Asia but actually he landed in the Bahamas |
| What advantages helped Hernando Cortes defeat king Montezuma and the Aztecs? | 1.He had a lot of allies. 2.He had advanced weapons such as guns, canons |
| What is the term used to define a small group of Native Americans families that are related to each other and and living together? | A clan |
| What is the term used to define a large group of Native Americans that live together and are related to each other? | A tribe |
| What river valleys were home to many Native Americans before the European explorers arrived? | Ohio, Mississippi, Delaware,and Hudson river valleys. |
| What is the Columbian Exchange? | The exchange of cultural and natural items among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans |
| What were some resources that came from the Americas to the Old World? | Tobacco, Livestock, Gold, Food |
| What were some items that came from the Old World to the Americas? | Disease, Livestock, Guns, Food |
| What did America have that would attract so many settlers? | 1.fertile land 2.dense forests 3.river valleys 4.plenty of animals |
| What was Hernan Cortes's goal? | To conquer the Aztec empire and most of Mexico |
| What was Christopher Columbus's goal? | To reach Asia by sailing West.In sailing of gold wealthy land |
| Where were most of the explorers born? | Spain |
| What is the Encomienda System? | In the US, a land grant system started in 1503 which gave certain Spaniards an estate or tract of land in America as well as the Native American inhabitants of that land; also, this tract of land and its inhabitants |
| What did Bartholomew de Las Casas speak out against? | He spoke out against the Encomienda System because he thought that it wasn't fair to force the Native Americans into working for the Spaniards |
| What are some negative effects of European exploration? | 1.Slavery 2.war 3.disease |
| What are some positive effects of the European Exploration? | 1.New land 2.Gold 3.fortune |
| What was the estimated population of Native Americans living in the North America before the explorers arrived? | 2-20 Million |
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