Vocab
A large mass of land
Continent
Italian sailor who discovered America 1492
Christopher Columbus
Where did Columbus land?
San Salvador
The largest bodies of water
Oceans
What was Columbus trying to find?
A short route to Asia, India
The story of what happened in the life of a country or people
History
Who told Europeans about his journey to China?
Marco Polo
What land did Ponce de Leon explore?
Florida
What are the seven continents?
What 3 ships did Columbus use on his first voyage?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
The study of the surface of the earth
Geography
What explorer wanted to find the Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon
What did John Cabot claim for England in 1497?
North America
What did Columbus call the people he met in America?
Indians
Why did Columbus have difficulties finding a crew for his voyage?
- Thought the Earth was flat
- Sea Monsters
- The sea was to big to cross
- Thought they would starve
Name given to Europe after America was discovered
Old World
What Portuguese explorer first sailed around Africa to get to Asia?
Vasco da Gama
What did the Vikings call America?
Vinland
Sea-going Scandinavian people
Vikings
What explorer first called America a "New World?"
Amerigo Vespucci
Name given to America
New World
Who was the first Spaniard to reach the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
What did the name America first stand for?
South America
What are the four Oceans?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic
What did Balboa name the Pacific?
The Great South Sea