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Unit 3: Age of Discovery

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  • This Spanish conquistador conquered to Aztec Empire.
    Hernan Cortes
  • Which European country was the first to bring African slaves to the New World?
    Portugal
  • How many colonies did England/Britain create during The Age of Exploration on the coast of present day America?
    13
  • What did the Inca people do with their dead?
    Mummify them
  • Which country forms the Jamestown Colony?
    Britain/England
  • Which explorer from China visited 30 countries in Africa and Asia?
    Zeng He
  • In 1492 this explorer reached the Caribbean but thought he was in India. What is his name?
    Christopher Columbus
  • The reason Europeans started exploring in the 1500's was to find new trade routes to _____.
    Asia
  • This country sent conquistadors to the New World to conquer land and get gold.
    Spain
  • The social class system used by the Spanish in their colonies in the New World.
    Encomienda
  • The 3 G's are...
    Gold
  • The word indigenous means...
    Native People
  • The journey slaves took to the New World is called this...
    The Middle Passage
  • Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire?
    Francisco Pizarro
  • Trading of ideas, disease, people and animals between the Old and New World.
    Colombian Exchange
  • Why did the Pilgrims come to the New World from England?
    Religious Freedom
  • Which country claimed the middle section of present day America during The Age of Exploration and named it Louisiana?
    France
  • A collection of colonies owned by one country or authority creates this vocab word. What is the word?
    Empire
  • What cash crop saved the Jamestown Colony?
    Tobacco
  • Who was the first explorer to sail from Europe to Asia?
    Vasco da Gama
  • This country was the very first country to colonize in the New World.
    Spain
  • Who suffered during the Age of Exploration?
    African Slaves and/or Native Americans
  • This country was the first country to start exploration.
    Portugal
  • Which European country won the French & Indian War?
    Britain/England
  • On the Triangle Trade System, what was brought from Africa to the New World?
    Slaves
  • Which country claimed present day Canada?
    France
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