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Which country was a leader in navigation?
Portugal
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What did Christopher Columbus landed name the island he claimed for Spain in 1492?
San Salavador
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Who funded Christopher Columbus' expeditions?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
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What state did Ponce de Leon land on?
Florida
100
Which explorer wrote a book inspiring others to travel?
Marco Polo
200
Name the three ships Columbus and his crew sailed on.
The Pinta, the Nina and the Santa Maria
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What country did Marco Polo spend a great deal of time exploring?
China
200
Which explorer was first to see the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
200
Which explorer conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?
Hernando Cortes
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What land did Coronado and his men explore?
The southwestern United States
300
What was Christopher Columbus searching for on his first voyage to the New World?
a water route to Asia
300
This English explorer made four voyages in search of the Northwest Passage and claimed land in Newfoundland for England. Name the explorer.
John Cabot
300
Which explorer traveled to Quebec?
Samuel de Champlain
300
The Americas are named after which explorer.
Amerigo Vespucci
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Which explorer conquered the Aztecs and tore down their city of Tenochtitlan?
Hernando Cortes
400
Which part of North America was claimed mainly by the French?
Canada
400
Name the place where Vasco de Balboa crossed land to reach the Pacific Ocean. There is now a canal here to let boats through.
Panama
400
Which explorer sailed down to the southern tip of Africa, which is the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartholomeu Dias
400
This explorer captained the first voyage around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
400
What did Ponce de Leon set out to find in 1513?
the Fountain of Youth
500
What was the Northwest Passage?
A water route through North America to get to Asia
500
The queen of which country knighted Francis Drake?
England
500
Name one of the main goals of exploration.
To find riches (gold, silk, spices, etc.), a water route to Asia, and spread Christianity
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Which explorer found the Grand Canyon on his expditions?
Francisco de Coronado
500
Which explorer was actually a famous pirate, known for robbing Spanish ships?
Sir Francis Drake