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C – 10 What country did Columbus Sail for?
C– 10 Spain
C – 20 Name one of Columbus’ major miscalculations.
C – 20 He thought he could get to Asia by sailing west. Or He thought the world was much smaller than its actual size
C – 30 What was the name of the period in history that Columbus’ started?
C – 30 The Age of Exploration
C – 40 On what date did Columbus first land in America?
C – 40 October 12, 1492
C – 50 What were the names of the two monarchs who funded Columbus’ voyage?
C– 50 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
C –60 How many settlers did Columbus take with him on his second trip to the Americas?
C – 60 1,500
E – 10 This Viking was the first European to set foot on American soil.
E – 10 Leif Ericson
E – 20 Searched for the Fountain of Youth.
E – 20 Ponce De Leon
E– 30 This explorer walked to Asia and wrote about his adventures.
E – 30 Marco Polo
E – 40 This explorer is credited as the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
E – 40 Ferdinand Magellan
E – 50 The New World was named after this explorer.
E – 50 Amerigo Vespucci
E – 60 He explored the American Southwest.
E– 60 Coronado Francisco
AoE – 10 The Age of Exploration began with the discovery of what?
AoE – 10 The continents of North and South America.
AoE – 20 The Commodities and inventions that Marco Polo wrote about made Europeans interested in trading with Asia. Name two of the inventions/commodities that Polo wrote about.
AoE – 20 Answers will vary
AoE – 30 Name two more
AoE – 30 Answers will vary
AoE – 40 John Cabot claimed what area of the Americas for England?
AoE – 40 The Atlantic Coast of North America
AoE – 50 What was the first country to try and find a sailing route to the Indies?
AoE – 50 Portugal
AoE – 60 Why was the Age of Exploration so important?
AoE – 60 Answers will vary
M – 10 This word means: a meeting
M – 10 Encounter
M – 20 A French word meaning “rebirth”, used to name a time of advances in thought, learning, art, and science.
M – 20 Renaissance
M – 30 The conquered lands of many people and places governed by one ruler.
M – 30 Empire
M – 40 These people had the largest and richest empire in the Americas before Columbus arrived.
M – 40 Incas
M – 50 This famous inventor created a new way to print books.