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26 Cards in this Set
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What is a continent? |
A Large Mass of Land |
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What are the 7 Continents? |
Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, South America, North America and Europe |
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What is History? |
The story of what has happened in the life of a Country or people. |
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What is the study of the surface of the earth called? |
Geography |
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What Continent is responsible for the settlement of America? |
Europe |
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What are the four oceans? |
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic |
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Columbus was searching for a sea route to_______? |
Asia |
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Name Columbus' three ships. |
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria |
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What happened on October 12, 1492? |
Columbus landed in San Salvador |
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Where did Columbus first land? |
San Salvador |
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What did Columbus call the people he met in America? |
Indians |
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When did the Vikings land in America? |
1000 A. D. |
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What did the Vikings call America? |
Vinland |
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John Cabot claimed America for _______ ? |
Europe |
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America first stood for what continent? |
South America |
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Who was the first to sail around the tip of Africa to Asia? |
Vasco da Gama |
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Balboa was the first Spaniard to reach the _______? |
Pacific Ocean |
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What explorer wanted to find the Fountain of Youth? |
Ponce de Leon |
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Ponce De Leon explored what land? |
Florida |
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Who told Europeans about his travels to China? |
Marco Polo |
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Who was America named after?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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America has freedom of speech, press,_________, and ____________
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assembly and religion
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A writing is a _____________?
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document
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Liberty is ____________?
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freedom
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A promise to do something is a ___________?
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pledge
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Devotion or loyalty means___________?
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alligence
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