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True or False?: The astrolabe could be used both during the day and at night.
True
True or False?: The Mayas built pyramids that are similar to the ones in Egypt.
True
True or False?: The Venetians were among the first to use cannons onboard their ships.
True
True or False?: Bartolomeu Dias explored the New World for Spain.
False
True or False?: Siam was able to avoid European colonization.
True
True or False?: Portugal financed the explorations of Christopher Columbus.
False
True or False?: Diseases brought by European explorers killed many Native Americans.
True
True or False?: The Roman Catholic Church helped protect the Native Americans against abuses by Spanish explorers.
True
True or False?: Tobacco did NOT grow in the New World until the Europeans brought it with them.
False
True or False?: Queen Elizabeth of England financed Drake’s expeditions.
True
Conquistador who defeated the Aztecs
Cortes
Conquistador who defeated the Incas
Pizarro
Sailed west in 1492 and discovered a new continent
Columbus
Missionary to the Native Americans
Las Casas
First to find a route around Africa
Dias
First to find a trade route to India
da Gama
