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  • made for the first time
    invented
  • Where was the first Spanish settlement in North America?
    St Augustine, Florida
  • What religion did the Spanish try to spread?
    Christianity
  • a fine, shiny cloth
    silk
  • a name for the native people of the Americas
    Indians (Native Americans)
  • believing in God or gods
    religious
  • a group of lands or countries under one government
    empire
  • Why were the Spanish able to overpower the Natives?
    They had guns and cannons when the Natives only had arrows, knives, and stones.
  • the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
    Christianity
  • plants like peppers, ginger, and cinnamon that add flavor to food
    spices
  • What were Columbus's ships names?
    the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
  • paths or waterways traders traveled to buy and sell goods
    trade routes
  • Why were the current trade routes across land dangerous?
    Traders had to cross other settled lands that people did not want them in and thieves would steal things along the route
  • the Americas
    North and South America
  • Where did Columbus land?
    The Bahamas
  • a tool for finding direction
    compass
  • What did Columbus call the people that was living in the Bahamas? Why?
    Indians because he thought he was in India
  • said that something belongs to them
    claimed
  • The Queen of England sent people to start _____ along the East coast of North America.
    colonies
  • Why did people want spices?
    there was no refrigeration so they sometimes had to eat spoiled food and it made it taste better
  • What country sent Christopher Columbus on his voyage to find a new route to Asia?
    Spain
  • What did Europeans call the Americas?
    The New World
  • Millions of native people died from
    diseases such as small pox, measles, and flu
  • Prince Henry the Navigator discovered a water route all the way around
    Africa
  • people who travel in search for something
    explorer
  • churches and buildings where priests live and teach religious beliefs
    missions
  • England, France, Portugal, and Holland all sent explorers to
    claim land in the New World
  • things for sale
    goods
  • a long journey or trip
    voyage
  • Where did Columbus think he was?
    India
  • thieves
    people who steal
  • people who buy and sell things
    trader
  • What were explorers looking for in the 1400s?
    faster trade routes to Asia
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