Thorfinn / Snorri
Gutenberg / Marco Polo
Columbus / Ptolemy
Balboa / Magellan
Vespucci / Waldseemuller
100
An icelandic explorer.
Who is Thorfinn?
100
He created the printing press.
Who is Gutenberg?
100
He set sail to "Cathay" in search of gold.
Who is Columbus?
100
He was the first European to see the Pacific’s American coast.
Who is Balboa?
100
An explorer that wrote a book on the "New World".
Who is Vespucci?
200
Snorri is this to Thofinn.
What is his son?
200
Marco Polo used this to reproduce his book.
What is Gutenberg's Printing Press?
200
He was famous for the math behind the Geocentric system.
Who is Ptolemy?
200
He called the Pacific the "South Sea."
Who is Balboa
200
He is a map maker that made the most up-to-date map at the time.
Who is Waldseemuller?
300
The first European born in the New World
Who is Snorri?
300
He traveled the world and wrote a very famous book.
Who is Marco Polo?
300
He made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Columbus?
300
Like Balboa, he learned from Columbus’ mistake, and traveled around North and South America.
Who is Magellan?
300
Amerigo
What is Vespucci's first name?
400
Sheep and cattle
What are things Thorfinn brought to North America?
400
He made a beautiful bible.
Who is Gutenberg?
400
Columbus based his sail on these.
What are Ptolemy's maps?
400
He died while exploring the world.
Who is Magellan?
400
Waldseemuller named America after his first name.
Who is Vespucci?
500
The person Thorfinn married.
Who is Gudrid?
500
He was an Italian merchant traveler from Venice.
Who is Marco Polo?
500
He lied about what he found on his voyages.
Who was Columbus?
500
They help opened the Pacific Ocean for Spanish exploration and Control.
Who are Balboa and Magellan?
500
Vespucci's book helped him create his map.
Who is Waldseemuller?
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