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Exploration
Marco Polo
Columbus/Cortez
Cabot/Cartier
100

These countries were described as the "Old World." 

England, France, and Spain

100

Polo traveled this dangerous land route from Europe to Asia. 

The Silk Road

100

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of this country who funded Columbus' voyage. 

Spain

100
This was the country that funded John Cabot's explorations. 

England

200
These countries were described as the "New World."
North and South America and other countries that hadn't been explored yet.
200
Marco Polo inspired others to explore by doing this. 

Writing a book about his travels.

200

Columbus believed the Earth was what shape? 

round/sphere

200

Cabot is credited with landing where? 

Canada

300
These were the motivations for exploring. 

God, Gold, Glory

300

This was the amount of time Polo was off exploring Asia. 

20 years

300

True or False:

Columbus thought that if he sailed East, he would eventually get to Asia.

False

300

Cartier was being funded by which country? 

France

400

He was the first person to realize the "New World" wasn't Asia. 

Amerigo Vespucci

400

Columbus discovered a land he thought was Asia.  Where did he actually land/discover? 

The Bahamas

400

True or False:

Cartier founded a French settlement on the coast of Canada.

True

500

This was the route the early explorers thought would be a faster way to Asia. 

Northwest Passage

500

Cortez landed in what is now Mexico and claimed the land for this country.

Spain