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Columbus
Portuguese Explorers
Conquistadors
Vikings
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100
What country did Columbus sail for?
What is Spain
100
True or false: Henry the Navigator was a skilled sailor.
What is false
100
Who is the explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire?
Who is Hernan Cortes
100
In approximately what year did Viking explorers discover the Americas?
What is 1000 A.D.
100
What religion was Queen Isabella hoping Columbus would spread to any new lands he found?
What is Christianity
200
What is the name of the Queen who granted Columbus the opportunity to try his new route to Asia?
Who is Queen Isabella
200
Which South American country did Pedro Alvares Cabral accidentally reach?
What is Brazil
200
What is a Conquistador?
What is a Spanish explorer
200
Who was the Viking explorer who is given credit for discovering the Americas?
Who is Leif Eriksson
200
Who is the person who opposed the Catholic Church and started the Reformation?
Who is Martin Luther
300
What is the name of the ship Columbus sailed on?
What is the Santa Maria
300
What is the main advantage a caravel has over larger ships?
What is faster
300
Who was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca empire?
Who is Francisco Pizarro
300
What is the name of the area where the Vikings settled?
What is Vinland
300
What was brought to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange that led to countless deaths?
What is sickness and disease
400
What chain of islands did Columbus land on?
What are the Bahamas
400
Who was the first explorer to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and reach India?
Who is Vasco de Gama
400
Why do the maps drawn by Spanish explorers look different than modern ones?
Because they had not yet discovered all of the land.
400
What is another name given to the Vikings?
What is Norsemen
400
What was Henry Hudson looking for?
What is the Northwest Passage
500
In order to find a faster route to Asia, Columbus suggested sailing in which direction?
What is West
500
Where is the Cape of Good Hope located?
What is near the tip of South Africa
500
Ponce de Leon was hoping to find the Fountain of Youth in which American state?
What is Florida
500
What is the name of the type of house the Vikings built?
What is a longhouse
500
What did Henry Hudson's crew do when he refused to turn around and head back home? (Hint: it starts with an "M")
What is mutiny