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14 Cards in this Set
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Who was the leader of the first Europeans to visit the Americas?
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Leif Erikson
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Who were the first Europeans people to visit the Americas?
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Vikings
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What was the name of the first European settlement in the Americas?
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Vikings
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Who was the first European to make a globe?
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Martiun Beiham
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What city was captured by the Turks and this closed the treade between Europe and Asia?
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Constaniople
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Whose descriptiosn of riches of China made the trader sof Europe want to got to Asia?
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Marco Polo
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Who was the first Portugese leader who stated a school for navigators?
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Prince Henry
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Who was the Portugese exploer who found a sea route to Asia by saling around Africa?
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Dias
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Who was the Portugese exploer that was the frist European exploer to sail around the southern tip of Africa
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Vasco da Gama
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Who was the Italian explorer who landed in Newfoundland but said he landed in Cathay?
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Cabot
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Who was the Italian exploer who figured out Columbus had not reached Asia?
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Amerigo Vespucie
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What was the body of water reached by Balboa?
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Pacific Ocean
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Who proved it was possible to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe?
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Magellan
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What was the local name for the island Columbus first landed on?
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Guarahani
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