Places
The name given to Europe after America was discovered.
Old World
Italian sailor who discovered America in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
Spanish explorer who claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain and named it the Great South Sea.
Vasco de Balboa
A large mass of land.
Continent
Why did the Vikings call America Vinland?
Vineyards.
The name given to America.
New World
Italian merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe.
Marco Polo
Explorer who was the first to call America the New World.
Amerigo Vespucci
The story of what has happened in the life of a country or people.
History
The name Columbus gave to the people of the New World because he thought he was in India.
Indians
The island in the West Indies where Columbus first landed.
San Salvador
The king and queen of Spain who financed Columbus' voyages.
Ferdinand and Isabella
First European to explore the land that is now the United States; explored and named Florida.
Ponce de Leon
The study of the surface of the earth.
Sea-going Scandinavian people.
Vikings
The Vikings' name for America.
Viking who was the first European to visit America.
Leif Ericson
Explorer who claimed North America for England in 1497.
John Cabot
The largest bodies of water.
Oceans
The continent that is UNDER Europe; shaped like a lion's tooth.
Africa
The largest continent; it is also next to Europe.
Asia
Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the tip of Africa.
Vasco de Gama
Who discovered America in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
The three ships used on Columbus's first voyage.
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Name the continent directly under Asia.
Australia