New Words
What is history?
Italian sailor who discovered America in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Island in the West Indies where Columbus first landed
What is San Salvador?
Cabot claims North America for England
When in 1497?
The study of the surface of the earth
What is the geography?
A promise to do something.
What is a pledge?
Explorer who was the first to call America a New World?
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
What is Quebec?
Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean
The largest bodies of water.
What are oceans?
Name given to America
What was the New World?
Italian merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe
Who was Marco Polo?
Vikings' name for America
What was Vinland?
Columbus, seeking a route to Asia, discovers America
When was 1492
A large mass of land.
What is a continent?
This word means devotion or loyalty.
What is allegiance?
French explorer who hoped to find a waterway through North America to the Pacific Ocean
Who was Jacques Cartier?
Fabled cities which Coronado searched for, but never found
What are Seven Cities of Cibola?
St. Augustine is first permanent European settlement in New World.
When was 1565?
Helps you tell directions.
What is a compass rose?
This word means liberty.
What is freedom?
first European to explore the land that is now the United States; explored and named Florida
Who was Ponce de Le?on?
first permanent European settlement in the United States; the first lasting Spanish settlement in the New World
What is St. Augustine?
Ponce de Leon explores Florida.
When was 1513?
The seven continents
What is North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, Africa, and Asia?