Ch 17 Test – Explorers and Explorations: World History AGS – Flashcards
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______ established a school in Portugal to help sea captains get better at navigation.
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Prince Henry
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In 1487, sailed around the tip of Africa.
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Dias
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In 1492, ______ sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean to reach Asia.
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Columbus
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In 1498, ______ left Portugal with four ships and reached India.
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da Gama
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In 1519, ______ began a three-year trip around the world.
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Magellan
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In 1519, ______ sailed to Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire.
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Cortes
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_____ led the Aztec Empire when the Spanish landed in Mexico.
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Montezuma
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In 1532, ______ marched up the mountains of Peru and conquered the Inca Empire.
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Pizarro
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______ was a priest who tried to help Native Americans in New Spain.
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Las Casas
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In 1585, ______ established an English colony that later disappeared.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Europeans from ______ explored the Americas.
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a. Spain, b. England, c. France
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The first French settlement in North America was ______.
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a. Quebec
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The English Pilgrims settled at _______.
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c. Plymouth
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In 100 years, the Native American population went from 20 million to ______ million.
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d. 4
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In 300 years, traders captured and sold into slavery more than ______ million Africans.
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c. 20
