Red
What do we call "the story of what has happened in the life of a country or people?"
history
What word means "a large mass of land"?
continent
Who were the king and queen of Spain that funded Columbus' voyage?
Ferdinand and Isabella
Who is given the credit for discovering America?
Christopher Columbus
What word means "the largest bodies of water"?
oceans
Who was the merchant that traveled to China and wrote about the wonders he had seen there?
Marco Polo
When was America discovered?
1492
What word means "the study of the earth's surface"?
geography
What explorer claimed North America for England in 1497?
John Cabot
What was Christopher Columbus trying to find?
India
What is another word for "freedom"?
liberty
What explorer first called America a "New World"?
Amerigo Vespucci
What three ships did Columbus use on his first voyage?
Nina, Santa Maria, Pinta
What word means "devotion or loyalty"?
allegiance
What name was used to refer to Europe once the New World was discovered?
Old World