Legendary Land
Background to European exploration.
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The first group of people to have visited the Americas
Who are the Vikings
100
European who traveled to China and whose descriptions of the riches made other people want to go there.
Who is Marco Polo
100
Italian explorer credited with "Discovering America"
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
This explorer was the first to reach the Pacific
Who is Balboa
100
A small hill
What is knoll
200
Leader of the first Europeans to visit the Americas
Who is Leif Eriksson
200
China's leader during the time of Marco Polo
Who is Kublia Kahn
200
Why did Columbus bring banners and flags to the new world
What is to claim the land for Spain
200
European who sailed around the world and proved it was possible to reach aAsia by sailing west from Europe
Who is Magellan
200
A statement that can be proven true
What is a fact
300
Name of the settlement created by Leif Eriksson and the Vikings
What is Vinland
300
Another name for a king or queen
What is a monarch
300
Italian explorer that figured out the Columbus did not reach Asia
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
300
A map maker
What is a cartographer
300
a meeting between people who have never met
What is Encounter
400
An adventure story of the brave deeds of people long ago
What is a saga
400
Portuguese leader who set up the first school for navigation
Who is Prince Henry
400
Also known as John Cabot, he landed in Canada but told people he found Cathay
Who is Giovanni Caboto
400
Story of the Vikings settlement of Canada, and how the ended their trips to North America.
What is Greenlander's Saga
400
The meridian that marks 0 degrees and runs through Greenwich England
What is Prime Meridian
500
Created the first globe
Who is Martin Behaim
500
Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the tip of Africa
Who is Vasco da Gama
500
What was Portugal in search of?
What is a water route to Asia.
500
What was the most direct route to Asia over the ocean?
What is around the southern tip of Africa
500
Sickness caused by not getting enough Vitamin C
What is Scurvy
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