Age of Discovery

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  1. 4. Which European nation claimed the most land and wealth in the Western Hemisphere by 1500?
  2. 6. Gold, Silver and ...... were moved in trade
  3. 7. What was slavery based on what?
  4. 8. European horses and cattle changed the lifestyles of who?
  5. 10. Who expanded the Songhai empire?
  6. 11. What helped the process for spreading information? e.g. Bible, maps
  7. 13. Who were the first Europeans to arrive in China?
  8. 14. Gold and silver was exported to Europe and what other country?
  9. 15. There was a demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in which country?
  10. 16. Who was at the bottom of the Japanese caste system?
  11. 17. Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
  12. 22. What is a famous city of the Mali empire?
  13. 23. Which explorer helped defeat the Spanish Armada?
  14. 26. Who sent slaves to America?
  15. 27. Who sailed to England in 1497?
  16. 28. The Ottomans conquered what major city?
  17. 29. Empires European overseas expansion led to the rise of what?
  18. 31. Where did the Congo Empire originate?
  19. 32. Corn, potatoes, and tobacco were part of which exchange?
  20. 34. Where is the forbidden city?
  21. 35. The export of precious metals had an impact on Spain and what trade?
  22. 37. Where was Columbus born?
  23. 38. Which explorer claimed Canada for France?
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  1. 1. Name of the ship that returned to Spain with 18 men
  2. 2. Manso Musa was ruler of what empire?
  3. 3. What empire was founded on conquest and colonization, and not trade?
  4. 5. Age of Discovery is also known as?
  5. 6. When did the Age of Discovery officially end?
  6. 9. What century did the Age of Discovery officially start?
  7. 12. Portuguese sailor that left Spain with 5 ships
  8. 16. Who threatened Europe with pillage and destruction?
  9. 18. The Americas, Europe, and Africa were part of what trade?
  10. 19. Who set out to conquer the Aztec civilization of Mexico?
  11. 20. Who returned to Lisbon after having sailed to the east coast of Africa?
  12. 21. Who conquered the incan empire?
  13. 24. Gama Who discovered the sea route to the east indies?
  14. 25. Who built an empire that remained entirely dependent on sea power?
  15. 30. Constantinople was renamed this
  16. 33. What was an infection carried by rats that wiped out a large number of population?
  17. 36. Portugal set up trade port from West Africa to where?