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Who discovered the island of Cuba
What is Columbus
100
What place provided fishing for years to come off the coast of New Foundland?
What is the Grand Banks
100
What tribe made it's way up from South America and settled in the Caribbean island of Cuba?
What is Taino
100
a shallow area of water is called a _______.
What is shoal
100
What is one of the reasons countries explored
What is spread religion, new lands, and trade routes
200
Who conquered the Aztecs?
What is Cortes
200
What country was home to the Aztec Empire?
What is Mexico
200
What tribe helped Cartier down the St. Lawrence River?
What is the Huron
200
the Spanish word for conqueror
What is Conquistador
200
Who captained the Santa Maria?
What is Columbus
300
Who discovered the Grand Banks off New Foundland?
What is Cabot
300
What bay in California was New Albion located by?
What is San Francisco
300
What tribe believed Cortes to be a god at first?
What is Aztecs
300
discovers new places and new things
What is an explorer
300
Who plundered the Spanish town along the coast of South America?
What is Drake
400
Who sailed down the St. Lawrence River?
What is Cartier
400
Cartier sailed down what river in search of the Northwest Passage?
What is St. Lawrence River
400
What tribe provided a cure for scurvy?
What is Hurons
400
triangular sail attach to a mast.
What is lateen
400
What area did Cabot and Columbus believe they found?
What is the Indies or East Asia
500
Who founded the colony of New Albion?
What is Sir Francis Drake
500
What did Cortes rename the Aztec capital?
What is Mexico City
500
Montezuma was the ruler of what empire?
What is Aztecs
500
used to tell your direction of travel
What is compass
500
What route was Cartier looking for?
What is Northwest Passage
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