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Explored the S.W. United States, introduced horses to the United States Great Plains

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Francisco Coronado

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Made four voyages to the New World. Established colonies in the Caribbean. Died never knowing that he discovered the continents of North & South America

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Christopher Columbus

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This was the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Name the explorer and the strait he sailed through at the tip of South America.

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Ferdinand Magellan. The Strait of Magellan.

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Explored the Southeast U.S. The first European to see the Mississippi River

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Hernando DeSoto

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Brought much wealth in gold to Spain by conquering the Aztecs of Mexico. Name the explorer, and the Aztec capital at that time(1519).

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Hernando Cortez. Tenochtitlan

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In 1497, this Italian sea captain, explores the coast of Newfoundland for England.

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John Cabot

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Explored the area that is now Hudson Bay in 1610. He lost his life when his men mutinied and cast his son and himself in a row boat during the winter.

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Henry Hudson

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Name the explorer that was the second man to circumnavigate the globe.

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Sir Francis Drake

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Why did Sir Francis Drake have to complete his amazing voyage?

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Drake sailed around the world to escape the Spanish warships that were waiting for him at the tip of South America because he looted and raided Spanish ships for their gold. Drake was considered a “Sea Dog” or pirate.

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Explain what was to be done with Francis Drake when he returned to England. What was done instead?

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King Phillip of Spain wanted Queen Elizabeth of England to behead Drake and return the gold that was stolen to Spain. Instead, she bestowed upon him the title of “Sir” as she knighted him for his bravery and loyalty to England. She kept the gold and went to war with Spain.

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This was the economic reason that pushed England, France, Spain and Portugal to begin exploration.

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The countries of Spain, Portugal, England and France wanted to explore to find new routes to the east. The Italians had a monopoly on trade using all land routes to the east and charged high prices for all goods.These countries wished to share in the wealth and trade by finding new routes to avoid the Italian trade monopoly.

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What role did Marco Polo play in causing the Age of exploration?

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Marco Polo’s journey to the East (China) helped establish a trade monopoly for Italy with the East(China).

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What role did Johann Gutenberg play in causing the Age of Exploration?

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Johann Gutenberg’s perfection of the printing press(movable type) helped spread knowledge throughout Europe by making books affordable. One of these books was The Description of the World by Marco Polo. This book helped spread the knowledge of other lands and the desire to travel to these lands throughout Europe .

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Who was Prince Henry, and why was he important?

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Prince Henry was the son of the King of Portugal. He established a school for navigators that trained sailors during the Age of Exploration. Inventions that were created in his school provided the technology to complete the dangerous voyages overseas.

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Name one invention that was created in Prince Henry’s school for navigators. Name two more instruments that sailors were taught to use in this school.What else was taught in this school?

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The caravel was invented in his school. Sailors learned to use the compass and the astrolabe. They also learned to make and read maps.

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Explorer that discovered the St. Lawrence River from 1534-1542

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Jacques Cartier

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Explorer that discovered and explored a lake that was named after him.

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Samuel de Champlain

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Explorer that was the first European to enter New York Harbor in 1524

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Giovanni da Verranzano

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Established the first permanent French settlement in the New World?

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Samuel de Champlain

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Explored the Mississippi River to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico from 1666-1682?

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Robert de LaSalle

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Name the continent that the Portuguese wished to sail around in order to find an all water route to India.

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Africa

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Discovered the tip of Africa in 1497. Named this the Cape of Good Hope.

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Bartolomeu Diaz

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The first to find an all water route to India by sailing around Africa in 1498.

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Vaco da Gama

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The man who began sending explorers around Africa to find an all water route to India.

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Prince Henry The Navigator

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An Italian explorer that sailed for both Spain and Portugal. He is credited with finding that Columbus discovered new lands. The German cartographer named Martin Waldseemueller names this new land after him.

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Amerigo Vespucci

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