A large mass of land
What is a continent?
Italian sailor who discovered America in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
1492
What is Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
What are the 3 ships Columbus used to sail to North America?
Sea-going Scandinavian people.
Who are the Vikings?
The study of the surface of the earth.
What is geography?
King and Queen of Spain who financed Columbus's voyages.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
1000
What is the year the Vikings came to America?
Santa Maria
What is the ship that sank?
Old World
What is Europe?
Arctic, Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic
What are the four oceans?
Explorer who claimed North America for England in 1497.
Who is John Cabot?
1497
What is when John Cabot claimed North America for England.
Who are the people Columbus met in the West Indies?
Vinland
What is the Vikings' name for America?
Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, Australia
What are the seven continents?
Explorer who was the first to call America a New World.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
1513
What is when Ponce de Leon explore Florida?
Ferdinand and Isabella
Who are the King and Queen of Spain who gave Columbus money?
First explorer to explore the land that is now the United States, specifically Florida.
Who is Ponce do Leon?
New World
What is the name given to America?
Explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
1506
What is when Christopher Columbus dies?
Sea monsters were one reason.
What did the crew not want to sail with Columbus?
Spanish explorer who claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain and named it the Great South Sea.
Who is Vasco de Balboa?