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14 Cards in this Set
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What was the body of water reached by Balboa?
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Pacific Ocean
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Who was the European who proved it was possible to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Italian explorer who landed in present-day Newfoundland but told people he had found Cathay?
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G.Caboto
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Who was the Portuguese leader who started a school for navigators?
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Prince Henry
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What was the name of the first European settlement in the Americas?
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Vinland
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What city was captured by the Rurks, and it closed the trade between Europe and Asia?
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Constantinople
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Who found a sea route to Asia by sailing around Africa?
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Vasco da Gama
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Who were the first Europeans to visit America?
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Vikings
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Who's description of the riches of Chian made traders want to go to Asia?
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Marco Polo
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What was the local name for the island on which Columbus first landed?
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Guanahani
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Who was the first person to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
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Bartholomew Dias
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Who made the first globe?
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Martin Behaim
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Who discovered that Columbus had not reached Asia?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Who was the leader of the first Europeans to visit America?
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Leif Eriksson
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