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26 Cards in this Set
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What is the story of what has happened in the life of a country or people called?
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History
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What are the four oceans?
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Atlantic
Pacific Indian Artic |
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Who told Europeans about his journey to China?
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Marco Polo
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Who was the first Spaniard to reach the Pacific Ocean?
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Balboa
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What Portuguese explorer first sailed around Africa to get to Asia?
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Vasco de Gama
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What were the names of Columbus' three ships?
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Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
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What did he name the Pacific?
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"Great South Sea"
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Who first used the name America?
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A German mapmaker
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Who discovered America?
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Christopher Columbus
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What great piece of land did Ponce de Leon mistake for an island?
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Florida
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Where did Columbus land?
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San Salvador
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What explorer wanted to find the Fountain of Youth?
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Ponce de Leon
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What explorer claimed North America for England in 1497?
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John Cabot
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What did Columbus want to find?
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Asia.
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What are the seven continents?
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North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Austrailia, Antarctica.
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What did the name "America" first stand for?
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South America only
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When did Columbus discover America?
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October 12, 1492
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What is the study of the surface of the earth called?
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Geography.
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What continent is responsible for the settlement of America?
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Europe.
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What did the Vikings call America?
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Vinland
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What did Columbus call the people he met in America?
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Indians
Thought he had landed in India |
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What group from Scandinavia raided parts of Europe and accidentally discovered America?
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Vikings
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When did the Vikings land in America?
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1,000 A.D.
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What explorer first called America a "New World"?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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What are the seven continents?
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North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Austrailia.
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What is a continent?
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A large mass of land.
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