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2. Columbus

3. C – 10 What country did Columbus Sail for?

4. C– 10 Spain

5. C – 20 Name one of Columbus’ major miscalculations.

6. C – 20 He thought he could get to Asia by sailing west. Or He thought the world was much smaller than its actual size

7. C – 30 What was the name of the period in history that Columbus’ started?

8. C – 30 The Age of Exploration

9. C – 40 On what date did Columbus first land in America?

10. C – 40 October 12, 1492

11. C – 50 What were the names of the two monarchs who funded Columbus’ voyage?

12. C– 50 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

13. C –60 How many trips did Columbus make to the new world?

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15. Explorers

16. E – 10 This Viking was the first European to set foot on American soil.

17. E – 10 Leif Ericson

18. E – 20 Searched for the Fountain of Youth.

19. E – 20 Ponce De Leon

20. E– 30 This explorer walked to Asia and wrote about his adventures.

21. E – 30 Marco Polo

22. E – 40 This explorer is credited as the first person to circumnavigate the world.

23. E – 40 Ferdinand Magellan

24. E – 50 The New World was named after this explorer.

25. E – 50 Amerigo Vespucci

26. E – 60 He explored the American Southwest.

27. E– 60 Francisco Coronado

28. Age of Exploration

29. AoE – 10 The Age of Exploration began with the discovery of what?

30. AoE – 10 The continents of North and South America.

31. AoE – 20 What 3 items did Marco Polo bring back from China that made people interested in finding new routes?

32. AoE – 20 Precious Stones Silk Spices

33. AoE – 30 “The Adventures of Marco Polo” inspired what explorer to sails across the Atlantic Ocean?

34. AoE – 30 Christopher Columbus

35. AoE – 40 John Cabot claimed what area of the Americas for England?

36. AoE – 40 The Atlantic Coast of North America

37. AoE – 50 What country was responsible for the most expeditions to the New World during the Age of Exploration?

38. AoE – 50 Spain

39. AoE – 60 Explain 3 important Discoveries that came from the Age of Exploration.

40. AoE – 60 Answers will vary

41. Mixed Bag

42. M – 10 This word means: a meeting

43. M – 10 Encounter

44. M – 20 A French word meaning “rebirth”, used to name a time of advances in thought, learning, art, and science.

45. M – 20 Renaissance

46. M – 30 The conquered lands of many people and places governed by one ruler.

47. M – 30 Empire

48. M – 40 These people had the largest and richest empire in the Americas before Columbus arrived.

49. M – 40 Incas

50. M – 50 This famous inventor created a new way to print books.

51. M – 50 Johannes Gutenberg

52. M – 60 Name 8 explorers from the Age of Exploration

53. M – 60 Answers will vary