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40 Cards in this Set
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this explorer landed in the west indies and discovered the new world by sailing west he had three ships and landed on the island of san salvodor. who is it
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christaphor columbas
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what were the names of columbas"s three ships
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nina, pinta, and santa maria
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how long did it take columbas to reach asia
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2 months
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who was the explorer who wrote travels after he returned from vencie and china
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marco polo
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who was the explorer who found newfoundland
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john cabot
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john cabot is an italian sailling for england true or false
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true
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newfoundland gave england its first claimin in the americans true or false
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true
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who is the explorer who first saw the eastern shore of the pacific and marched through panama? he claimed all all the pacific and adjoining lands of spain.
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vasco nunez de balboa
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whonis rhe explorer who conqured inca and took control of most of the empire.
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francisco pizarro
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who was the explorer who went to find gold at the fountain of youth.
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juan ponce de leon
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who was the first spainard that landed in present day us?
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ponce de leon
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who was the explorer that circumnavigate of the world
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fernandid magellan
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was magellan a portugueese captain who was sailing for spain
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yes
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where was magellan killed
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philippines during local war
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who was the explorer who went to india by sea
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vadco de gama
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which explorer sailed for dutch and english
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henery hudson
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which explorer conqured the aztecs
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herman cortes
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which explorer found the cape of good hope
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bartholomeu dias
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which explorer landed in brazil and claimed the land and sailed for portugal
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pedro cabral
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what is the city of aztec
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tenochtitlan
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who used terraces to farm in the mountains
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inca
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known for irragation canals
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hohokam
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used heiroglyphics to write
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maya
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lived in southwest united states
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anasazia
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mud bricks used in southwest
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adobe
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land bridge
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beringia
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0 degrees longitude
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prime meridian
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continet explorers were trying to reach
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asia
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people who move from place to place
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nomads
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0 degrees latitude
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equator
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created a sea school for sailors
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prince henery the navigator
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which religion dominated western europe
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cathloic
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country that first took the lead in exploration
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portugal
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treaty of tordesillas was signed by the two countries of
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spain and portugal
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what religion did martin luther begin in europe
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prosident repremation
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what is an astrolabe
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it measures the position of the sun or star to determine latitidue at sea
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what is a magnetic compass
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more accurate location at sea
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what is a rudder
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allowed ships ro be steered by one person
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what is a lateen sail
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triangular sail that allowed ships to go into the wind
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what is a caravel
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fast ship that carried more sipplies for longer voyages
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