Unit 3: Age of Discovery | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Age of Discovery

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Which explorer from China visited 30 countries in Africa and Asia?

Zeng He

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In 1492 this explorer reached the Caribbean but thought he was in India. What is his name?

Christopher Columbus

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Who was the first explorer to sail from Europe to Asia?

Vasco da Gama

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The 3 G's are...

Gold

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The reason Europeans started exploring in the 1500's was to find new trade routes to _____.

Asia

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This country was the first country to start exploration.

Portugal

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This country sent conquistadors to the New World to conquer land and get gold.

Spain

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This Spanish conquistador conquered to Aztec Empire.

Hernan Cortes

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This country was the very first country to colonize in the New World.

Spain

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Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire?

Francisco Pizarro

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A collection of colonies owned by one country or authority creates this vocab word. What is the word?

Empire

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The social class system used by the Spanish in their colonies in the New World.

Encomienda

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The word indigenous means...

Native People

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What did the Inca people do with their dead?

Mummify them

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Which country forms the Jamestown Colony?

Britain/England

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What cash crop saved the Jamestown Colony?

Tobacco

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