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Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?
to find a shorter route to the Indies
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What was the network of land and sea routes used for trading with China?
Silk Road
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Why did Marco Polo go to China?
to bring back grade goods from China
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What foods came from the New World?
potatoes, tomatoes, pineapples
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Why did explorers plant flags?
to claim land for their country
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Why did Columbus continue to travel to the New World?
Start a colony for Spain; delivering people, animals, food; claim riches for Spain
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A compass uses Earth's....
magnetic field
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What do archaeologists use to study the past?
artifacts
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How did Columbus' voyages impact the New World?
He showed Europeans the way to the New World
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Who gave the Americas the name "New World"?
explorers
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What were the major motivations for explorers?
God, Gold, Glory
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Sailors used astrolabes to tell...
latitude
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What religious goal inspired many European explorers?
to spread their beliefs
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What was the effect of Marco Polo's journeys?
Europeans and Asians wanted to know more about each other.
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The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to...
Asia
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What places did the Silk Road connect?
China and other lands
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During the Columbian Exchange, what two directions did plants, animals, diseases, and people flow?
east and west
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How did Europeans measure their wealth?
in gold and silver
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