Countries
What country sponsored Columbus?
Spain
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Which tool showed direction?
compass
Effort made to achieve or gain something
cost
What event started the Columbian Exchange?
Columbus's arrival in the Americas
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Who led the first successful expedition to travel around the world by sea?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which tool measured the height of the sun and a star from above the horizon?
astrolabe
benefit
Where were tomatoes found?
New World (Western Hemisphere)
What country opened a school for navigation?
Portugal
Who explored the present-day southwestern United States?
Francisco Coronado
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A person who buys and sells goods?
merchant
Where were horses found?
Old World (Eastern Hemisphere)
What country did Ponce de Leon explore for?
Spain
Who explored the present-day southeastern United States?
Hernando de Soto
What was a type of ship that was smaller and lighter?
caravel
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors in North and South America in the 1500s.
conquistador
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What country did John Cabot explore for?
England
Erik the Red
What type of tool measured provided latitude and longitude at sea and exact measurement of time?
chronometer
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Where did the word hurricane originate?
Americas