Geography
Name the body of water separating Europe and America.
Atlantic Ocean
Name the Greenland explorer who first visited North America.
Leif Eriksson
Approximately what year did Leif Eriksson first visit North America?
1000
How many colonies were first settled in America?
13
What country did Leif Eriksson travel from to North America?
Greenland
Who is often called the man who discovered America?
Christopher Columbus
What year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in America?
1492
While studying in Lisbon, what other job did Columbus have?
Bookseller
What was Christopher Columbus’ birth city?
Genoa
Name Christopher Columbus’ wife.
Doña Felipa Perestrello e Moniz
Approximately, what year was Christopher’s Columbus’ birth?
1451
Who was preventing Europe from traveling on land to Asia?
Muslim nations
Name Christopher Columbus’ country of birth.
Italy
Name Christopher Columbus’ two sons.
Diego and Fernando
In which century was Portugal trying to find an Eastern sea route?
15th
Name the 3 ships Columbus and his crew used for the expedition.
Niña, Pinta, Santa María
Name the sea Columbus worked and lived on until 1470.
Mediterranean Sea
Name the King of Spain who supported Columbus.
Ferdinand
What year did Columbus die?
1506
Who lived in America for 1000s of year before Columbus began his voyages?
Native Americans