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3494693653CrusadesBrought knowledge of Islamic worlds superior economy0
3494693654Scandinavian vikingsThese people reached Greenland and North America before Europeans but lost interest beyond establishing settlements in Greenland and Iceland1
3494922758New 15th century technologyNew sailing ships, improvements on the compass, navigational devices, and overall new ways of navigating waters are all examples of...2
3494922759Henry the navigatorOrganized the first series of explorations along the African coast and to islands such as the Azores.3
3494922760Cape of Good HopePortuguese sailors ventured around this place to find India so they could get luxury clothes and spices (1488)4
3494922761Vasco de GamaReached India in 1498 with the aid of a Hindu pilot5
3499123950What did Christopher Columbus discover and who sent him there?The new world. Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain sent him6
3499123951What were some Portuguese protein other countriesGoa in India, Macao in china7
3499123952What did the Dutch and English improve?Ships. They were lighter and faster8
3499123953Who defeated the Spanish armadaThe English9
3499123954Who claimed CanadaThe french10
3499123955What were two big joint stock companies?Dutch east India company and British east India company11
3499123956What were issues with ship travelWork was tiring, voyages could last for years, diseases like scurvy12
3499123957What percent of native Americans died from old world diseases80%13
3499123958New crops from old worldCorn, potatoes, tobacco, sugar14
3499123959Issues with the environment because of old worldAnimal population decreased from trapping Forests cut down causing massive deforestation New animals ate grass and caused soil erosion Whaling and fishing dropped populations15
3499123960Why did slavery startDemand for sugar which required a lot of labor which many died from so free workers were needed16
3499123961Battle of LepantoSpanish fleet defeated ottoman empire last Muslim attempt to control new trading17
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