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| A body of land with water on three sides |
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| Explorer who was the first to call America a New World |
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| First European to explore the land that is now the United States; explored and named Florida |
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| How many continents are on the earth? |
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| Italian sailor who discovered America in 1492 |
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| Italian merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe |
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| King and queen of Spain who financed Columbus's voyages |
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| Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific |
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| People who study the earth |
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| Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the tip of Africa |
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| Sea-going Scandinavian people |
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| Spanish explorer who claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain and named it the Great South Sea |
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| The first Spaniard to reach the Pacific Ocean |
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| What was Columbus searching for when he found America? |
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| a short sea route to Asia |
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| The largest bodies of water |
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| Island in the West Indies where Columbus first landed |
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| The largest island in the world |
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| What did the name America first stand for? |
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| The name Columbus gave to the people of the New World because he thought he was in India |
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| The name given to America |
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| Explorer who claimed North America for England in 1497 |
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| What did Balboa name the Pacific? |
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| The name given to Europe after America was discovered |
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| The story of what has happened in the life of a country or people |
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| The study of the surface of the earth |
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| The three ships used on Columbus's first voyage |
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| Viking who was the first European to visit America |
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| Name the seven continents |
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| North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica |
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| Vikings' name for America |
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| What continent did Vasco de Gama sail around to get to India? |
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| What part of Asia did Columbus think he had reached? |
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| When did the Vikings land in America |
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| Which explorer wanted to find the Fountain of Youth? |
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| Why did Columbus have a difficult time finding sailors willing to make the voyage with him? |
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1. They were afraid the sea was too big to cross.
2. They were afraid they would die of starvation or thirst.
3. They were afraid they would be destroyed by sea monsters.
4. They thought no one had crossed the sea before. |
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