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Interesting Facts
100
He had three Spanish ships the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
This means scientific knowledge and tools.
What is technology?
100
This country claimed land in the southwestern part of North America as well as Florida.
Who is Spain?
100
This tells what direction sailers are traveling in.
What is compass?
100
Europeans knew about Asia because of trade and this person's book.
Who is Marco Polo?
200
South America was named after him.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
200
This is made up of lands ruled by the nation that won control over them.
What is an empire?
200
This country claimed lands along the northeastern parts of North America.
Who is England?
200
This was used by sailors to find longitude.
What is a chronometer?
200
This was the movement to make all of Spain Catholic.
What is the Reconquista?
300
He conquered Puerto Rico and discovered Florida.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
300
This is the science of planning and following a route?
What is navigation?
300
This country mostly claimed lands in the northern part of the United States and southern parts of Canada.
Who is France?
300
These were used to carry explorers back and forth across the oceans.
What are ships?
300
This Italian sailor's real name is Giovanni Caboto.
Who is John Cabot?
400
He found a river where current day New York is located. He named it after himself and claimed the valley for the Dutch.
Who is Henry Hudson?
400
These are Spanish explorers and soldiers.
What are conquistadors?
400
This country claimed a small piece of land where Delaware is located today.
Who is the Swedish?
400
This is a representation, or picture, of the known lands that explorers and travelers have been.
What is a map?
400
He was a German priest that called for reforms, or changes, in the Catholic Church.
Who is Martin Luther?
500
He conquered the Aztecs and founded the area that would later become Mexico City.
Who is Hernando Cortez?
500
These are religious teachers.
What are missionaries?
500
Henry Hudson claimed an area in where New York is located today for this country.
Who are the Dutch?
500
This was used by sailors to find their lattitude based on the height of the sun or the North Star.
What is an astrolabe?
500
Most explorers searched for this easier passage to Asia instead of the more long and dangerous traditionall way.
What is the Northwest Passage?
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