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a Portuguese captain who found the water route around the world
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
100
Juan Ponce de Leon
Who was searching for gold and the "Fountain of Youth"
100
forcing a person or group to work without pay or rights
What is slavery
100
journey made by a person or group for a certain purpose
What is expedition
100
an Italian explorer who discovered the coast of what is now North Carolina
Who is Giovanni de Verrazano
200
an Italian explorer who made several voyages to the northeastern coast of what is now South America; a continent was named after him
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
200
Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Francisco Pizarro
Who was searching for gold and silver?
200
to gain something by force; defeat
What is conquer
200
the act of traveling, especially by sea
What is voyage
200
his expedition was the second to sail around the world
Who is Sir Francis Drake
300
led a group of men in search of gold and silver; became first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean from its eastern shore
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Francisco Pizarro
300
Hernando Cortes
Who was searching for gold and silver?
300
a large amount of territory under one ruler
What is empire
300
large land mass on Earth; for example, North America
What is continent
300
an explorer from France who explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed valuable land for France
Who is Jacques Cartier
400
an explorer from England who found what is now Newfoundland and claimed it for England
Who is John Cabot
400
Giovanni da Verrazano
Who was in search of the Northwest Passage?
400
main part of a continent
What is mainland
400
device used to show direction
What is compass
400
an explorer from Spain who named the place he discovered "Florida" - the Spanish word for flower
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon
500
a Spanish explorer who landed on the coast of what is now Mexico
Who is Hernando Cortes
500
Jacques Cartier
Who was in search of the Northwest Passage
500
to appoint a person or group to do something
What is commission
500
having a lot of valuable things; being "rich"
What is wealth
500
an explorer from Italy who set sail in 1492 with 3 small ships - the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Who is Christopher Columbus
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