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100
The skilled sailors from Scandinavia
Who were the Vikings?
100
The "rebirth" of motivation among Europeans
What is the Renaissance?
100
The country in which Christopher Columbus was born and lived
What is Italy?
100
The color of Eric the Red's beard
What is red?
100
A settlement far from the country that rules it
What is a colony?
200
This "gentlemen" just couldn't behave - in fact he was kicked out of two countries!
Who was Eric the Red?
200
Inventor who helped facilitate the spread of knowledge to everyone - not just the wealthy
Who is Johann Gutenberg?
200
The country for which Columbus explored and claimed land
What is Spain?
200
The icy land in which Eric tried to settle and invite others to join him
What is Greenland?
200
The king and queen who funded Columbus' trip
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
300
The two countries Eric the Red was kicked out of
What are Scandinavia and Iceland?
300
The machine that allowed books to be mass produced - no more copying by hand!
What is the Printing Press?
300
The area of Asia rich with spices, goods and riches to which Columbus attempted to find a cheaper and easier route
What are the Indies?
300
The present-day name of the country Leif set foot in
What is Canada?
300
The religion forced upon Native Americans by Eurpeans
What is Christianity?
400
The son of Eric - he sailed, too!
Who was Leif Ericsson?
400
Europeans felt the desire to explore their world. In order to do so, they focused on this trade trae that would allow them to travel
What is shipbuilding?
400
The islanders Columbus encountered on his westward voyage
Who are the Taino?
400
The fruit found by the vikings in North America
What ar grapes?
400
The name of the disease spread by Europeans in the Americas
What is smallpox?
500
The year the first Europeans to set foot in North America (approximately)
What is 1000?
500
The Europeans borrowed technology from the Chinese to make this directional device
What is th Magnetic Compass?
500
The movement of planst, animals, goo, ways of life, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres
What is the Columbian Exchange?
500
Gutenberg's homeland
What is Germany?
500
Th names of Columbus' three ships
What are the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria?
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