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Waldseemuller's Map
Those Crazy Spaniards
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Around the World in __ Days
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100
Martin Waldseemuller is from this country.
What is Germany?
100
He discovered the Spice Islands.
Who is Magellan?
100
The first map to name America as "America".
What is Waldseemuller's Map?
100
He discovered a sea route from Portugal to India via the Cape of Good Hope.
Who is da Gama?
100
He traded with China for Italy.
Who is Marco Polo?
200
This explorer's discoveries influenced Waldseemuller to name our country.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
200
He burned his ships after reaching Mexico.
Who is Cortes?
200
In this year, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
What is 1492?
200
He explored China for over 24 years.
Who is Marco Polo?
200
He lived from 1451-1506.
Who is Columbus?
300
The year the map made its debut.
What is 1507?
300
He was looking for the Fountain of Youth.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
300
Columbus discovered the islands of the Bahamas, but he was looking for this.
What is a western sea route to India?
300
He did not discover he conquered. This explorer captured the cities of Goa, Malacca, and Hormuz and founded the Portuguese empire in Asia.
Who is Albuquerque?
300
He discovered Newfoundland and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Who is Cartier?
400
The map is unique because it is made of
What are 12 woodcut prints?
400
Although he was born in Italy, he sailed for Spain's Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.
Who is Columbus?
400
When Cortes arrived in Mexico, he conquered these people.
Who are the Aztecs?
400
It only took him 20 days to reach Canada after sailing from France.
Who is Cartier?
400
He lived from 1453-1515.
Who is Albuquerque?
500
Waldseemuller did one very surprising thing with an inscription he added on the map.
What is he noted that the map was not perfect and urged others not to judge until they learned more?
500
One of his biggest discoveries was the island of Puerto Rico. He retired there after his journeys and became its first governor.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
500
Most of the explorers came to the new world looking for this.
What is gold?
500
Although he was "unpopular" and disliked, he is best known for founding Rio de Janerio in Brazil.
Who is Magellan?
500
His ship was named the São Gabriel.
Who is da Gama?