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three-masked ship
What is a caravel
100
an explorer and author
Who is Marco Polo?
100
Viking Sailor
Who is Leif Erikson
100
Who publicly condemned the cruel treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish?
Who is Bartolome de las Casas
100
England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to discover
What is a northwest passage to Asia
200
people with Spanish and Native American parents
What is mestizos?
200
Mali's greatest king
Who is Mansa Musa?
200
Christopher Columbus sailed with these three ships
What are the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
200
Hernando de Soto traveled as far west as present-day
What is Oklahoma
200
The French wanted to establish in the Americas
What is a fishing and fur trade
300
narrow, twisting passage to an ocean
What is strait
300
The historical period of intellectual and artistic creativity is known
What is Renaissance?
300
This Portuguese prince laid the groundwork for a new era of exploration
Who is Henry the Navigator
300
The right granted by the Spanish government to the conquistadors that turned Native Americans into slaves
What is encomienda
300
This explorer founded Quebec
Who is Jaques de Champlain
400
conquered the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan Cortez?
400
the invention that helped Marco Polo's book, "Travels" gain wider circulation
What is the printing press
400
Which agreement gave Spain most of North America and South America
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas
400
This man and his army conquered Peru
Who is Francisco Pizarro
400
This explorers voyage was used by England as the basis for its claims to North America
Who is John Cabot
500
West African coast
What is Gold Coast
500
Under King Mansa Musa: the city that became an important center of Islamic art and learning
What is Timbuktu
500
The first Spaniard to land on the mainland of North America
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
500
After the arrival of Europeans, many Native Americans died because of this
What is disease
500
site of Montreal
What is royal mountain