The Bahama Islands and other islands of the region that Columbus explored r
What is the West Indies
300
A journey made for a special purpose
What is expedition
300
The first European to reach the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean
What is Balboa
300
Who conquered the Aztecs
Who is Cortes
300
Where was Columbus born?
What is Italy
400
Long spoken tales repeated from one generation to the next.
What is a saga?
400
I am the explorer who first reached the Mississippi River
Who is Hernando de Soto
400
First to realize America was a separate continent
Who is Vespucci
400
Columbus' three ships
What is Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
500
The science sailors use to plot their course.
What is Navigation?
500
The Spanish explorer who searched for Cibola
Who is Coronado
500
Found the Cape of Storms
Who is Bartolomeu Dias
500
The Columbian Exchange
What is the movement of people, animals, diseases and way of life.
East to West: horses, cattle, sheep, smallpox, sugarcane
West to East: turkey, corn, potatoes, cocoa, tomatoes