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| thin, narrow body of water the separates Asia from North America |
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| the politically correct term for Indian |
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| 1. Mayans, 2. Aztecs, 3. Incas |
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| The three most advanced Indian civilizations when Columbus arrived |
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| Lived in Central America, on the Yucatan Penninsula and died out from diseases |
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| Lived in Mexico, and were conquered by Cortez |
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| Lived in Peru, South American and were conquered by Pizarro |
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| was the most democratic of all of the North American Indian tribes |
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| Another name the Iroquois were known by |
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| Native-American term for corn |
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| Technique that the Native Americans used to grow certains crops simultaneously |
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| Northmen or Norsmen were the... |
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| Eric the Red ("Eric the Bald") |
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| discovered Greenland in the 900's |
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| Leif Ericson ("Leif the Lucky") |
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| left Greenland in 1000 and first discovered America. |
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| the name Leif Ericson gave to the land he discovered. Today is it known as Newfoundland |
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| the correct term for mapmaking |
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| the correct term for a person who makes maps |
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| 1. The Crusades, 2. Marco Polo, 3. Renaissance |
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| Three things that indirectly helped the discovering of the New World |
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| series of Religious Wars in which Europeans tried to take the Holy Land from the Muslims. |
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| (Prince of Liars) went to China and stayed for 20 years, told of coal, silk, and fireworks |
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| literally means a "rebirth of learning". |
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| The peak of the Renaissance |
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| First country to encourage trading and exploration |
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| Prince Henry "The Navigator" |
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| Was the first leader to encourage trade and exploration (Leaders are important!) |
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| was the first sailor from Portugal to attempt to go around Africa in order to find a new sea route to the Indies. Was forced to turn around because his crew threatened mutiny |
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| sent after Dias, first explorer from Portugal to successfully find a sea route to the Indies. Went around the Southern tip of Africa |
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| Authorized the pope to divide the New World between Spain and Portugal with the "Line of Demarcation" |
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| The date the Treaty of Tordesillas was enacted |
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| The royalty that sponsored Columbus' explorations |
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| First explorer for spain who landed in San Salvador in 1492 |
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| Name for the sharing of food, animals, and other products between the Old and New Worlds |
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| Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria |
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| The three ships Columbus used during his exploration |
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