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Christopher Columbus
What is the name of the explorer who sailed for Spain in 1492?
100
Italy
What is Where was Columbus born?
100
Crusades
What is Holy Wars by Europeans to recapture the Holy Land.
100
Ferdinand and Isabella
Who were the King and Queen of Spain during the time of Columbus?
100
The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria
What are the names given to Columbus ships on his first voyage?
200
Henry Hudson
Who is the explorer who sailed for the Netherlands and England. He discovered Hudson River and Hudson Bay?
200
Spain
What country hired Columbus to sail west in search of a new trade route.
200
Indios
What name did Columbus give to the natives he encountered on his first voyage?
200
Johannes Gutenberg
Who is the man credited with inventing the printing press and moveable type?
200
4
What is the number of exploration voyages that Columbus made to the westward to the New World of North and South America?
300
Marco Polo
Which Italian traveled to China and the Far East for 25 years with his Uncle.
300
Portugal
Dias, da Gama and Cabral sailed for this European nation and discovered a trade route around Africa.
300
Culture
What is all the ways of a people called?
300
Vikings
What were the Northern Scandinavian explorers called?
300
West
What is the direction that Columbus sailed in on his first voyage to discover a new trade route?
400
Ferdinand Magellan
Who is the Spanish explorer who led the first expedition to sail around the world?
400
Mexico
What is the modern day country where the Aztec empire was located?
400
Renaissance
In Europe, what is the time of great learning, invention and discovery called? It is also called the "Time of Rebirth" or the "Time of Awakening."
400
Aztecs
What is the name of the Latin American civilization that practiced human sacrifice?
400
Artifact
What is a man-made object like a tool or weapon called?
500
Samuel de Champlain
Who is the French explorer who founded Quebec and explored the St. Lawrence River Valley?
500
England
What country did John Cabot and Henry Hudson sail for?
500
Feudalism
What is the form of government in the Middle Ages called based on allegiance and the ownership of land.
500
Monarchy
What is the rule or reign of a King or Queen Called? That is, what kind of government is it?
500
Caravel
This new type of Portuguese ship had triangular sails and a steering rudder. It was sturdy and built for cargo and long voyage exploration.