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Who are they?
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Which ocean is the smallest?
Arctic Ocean
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What does devotion or loyalty mean?
Allegiance
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Who discovered the New World in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
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Viking who was the first European to visit America?
Leif Ericson
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What was the Vikings name for America?
Vinland
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Which ocean is the warmest?
Indian Ocean
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What does liberty mean?
Freedom
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What merchant sailed around the tip of Africa to India?
Vasco da Gama
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Who is the explorer who claimed North America for ENGLAND in 1497?
John Cabot
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What was the name given to Europe after America was discovered?
Old World
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Which ocean is the most heavily traveled?
Atlantic Ocean
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What do we call the story of what has happened in the life of a country or people?
History
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Who is Ferdinand and Isabella
King and Queen of Spain who FINANCED Columbuss' voyage
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Who is the explorer who was the first to call America a New World?
Amerigo Vespucci
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What year did the Viking explorers visit North America?
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Which ocean is the largest?
Pacific Ocean
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What is the study of the earth's surface?
geography
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What was Columbus really trying to find?
A short route to India
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Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the tip of Africa?
Vasco da Gama
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What year did Cabot claim North America for England?
1497
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What did Balboa first name the Pacific Ocean?
The Great South Sea
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What does Vikings mean?
sea going Scandinavian people
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Where did Columbus land on October 12, 1492?
San Salvador
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Who was the first European to explore the land that is now the United States; explored and named Flordia?
Ponce de Leon
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What name did Columbus give to the people of the New World because he thought he was in India?
Indians
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