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Flashcards on Age of Exploration
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Who is credited with leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which European country started the Age of Exploration?
Portugal
Which Italian explorer is known for discovering America?
Christopher Columbus
What was the main motivation behind the Age of Exploration?
To find new trade routes to Asia
Who is credited with discovering the southern tip of Africa, thus opening the sea route to India?
Bartolomeu Dias
Which European country became the dominant maritime power during the Age of Exploration?
Spain
What was the name of the trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the Age of Exploration?
The Triangular Trade
Which Portuguese prince played a key role in promoting exploration and establishing trade routes?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Who is often credited with being the first European to set foot on North America?
Leif Erikson
What were the three main advancements in navigation that supported the Age of Exploration?
Astrolabe, compass, and improved maps
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Which European country established the first permanent European colony in the Americas?
Spain
Who was the first European to reach India by sea?
Vasco da Gama
Which English explorer was known for his circumnavigation of the globe and his encounters with indigenous peoples?
Sir Francis Drake
Which treaty, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Who is credited with leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which European country started the Age of Exploration?
Portugal
Which Italian explorer is known for discovering America?
Christopher Columbus
What was the main motivation behind the Age of Exploration?
To find new trade routes to Asia
Who is credited with discovering the southern tip of Africa, thus opening the sea route to India?
Bartolomeu Dias
Which European country became the dominant maritime power during the Age of Exploration?
Spain
What was the name of the trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the Age of Exploration?
The Triangular Trade
Which Portuguese prince played a key role in promoting exploration and establishing trade routes?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Who is often credited with being the first European to set foot on North America?
Leif Erikson
What were the three main advancements in navigation that supported the Age of Exploration?
Astrolabe, compass, and improved maps
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Which European country established the first permanent European colony in the Americas?
Spain
Who was the first European to reach India by sea?
Vasco da Gama
Which English explorer was known for his circumnavigation of the globe and his encounters with indigenous peoples?
Sir Francis Drake
Which treaty, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas
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