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First Conquistador to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World
Who is Balboa
100
Their capitol was located in modern day Mexico City
Who are the Aztecs
100
The astrolabe was used to determine a ship's position by giving this coordinate
What is latitude
100
The years we use to describe the Renaissance
What is 1300-1600 CE
100
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
What is gravity
200
After exploration, Da Gama was called out of retirement to serve as Viceroy of this country
What is India
200
This civilization supposedly predicted that the world would end in 2012
Who are the Mayans
200
A person would travel in this cardinal direction to reach Hispaniola from Mexico
What is East
200
Leader of Mali that made a pilgrimage to Meca with a large entourage
Who was Mansa Musa
200
To observe, question, experiment and analyze
What is the scientific method
300
He traveled up the Mississippi River to explore parts of North America
Who is De Soto
300
Farming required that this group build terraces and irrigation systems
Who are the Incas
300
The system in which a nation's power is determined by its wealth
What is mercantilism
300
The written language of the Sumerian civilization
What is cuneiform
300
Data collected on one of his voyages helped determine the size of the solar system
Who was James Cook
400
Although Magellan is given credit for sailing around the world, he actually died here
What are the Philippines
400
Their capitol city was built on a lake
Who are the Aztecs
400
They were carried east in triangular trade
What are raw materials
400
His death signaled the end of the Roman Republic
Who was Julius Caesar
400
Created calculus
Who was Issac Newton
500
Founded a school to improve all aspects of exploration by sea
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator
500
This leader was stoned to death after his people accused him of treason
Who was Montezuma
500
He was the first to prove that blood circulates through the body and is pumped by the heart
Who was William Harvey
500
The term Russian came from this civilization
Who are the Vikings
500
“I think, therefore I am”
Who was Rene Descartes
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