Exploration
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What is the southern tip of Africa called?
the Cape of Good Hope - the Cape of Good Hope
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What country did Marco Polo explore?
China - China
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What country was named for Amerigo Vespucci?
America - America
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What caused sailors to get scurvy?
a lack of vitamin C - a lack of vitamin C
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What country funded Columbus' voyages?
Spain - Spain
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What is a compass used for?
to find direction - to find direction
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What is a compass rose?
a direction marker on a map - a direction marker on a map
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Who made the first globe?
Behaim - Behaim
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Who started the first European school for training sailors in navigation?
Prince Henry or Henry the Navigator - Prince Henry or Henry the Navigator
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What continent did Diaz and daGama sail around?
Africa - Africa
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What is the modern name for Vinland?
New Foundland - New Foundland
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Spell navigation.
n a v i g a t i o n - n a v i g a t i o n
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What direction is lattitude?
east and west - east and west
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Which explorer was the first to sail around the world?
Magellan - Magellan
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How many voyages did Columbus make to the Americas?
four - four
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In what year did the Columbus sail to the new world?
1492 - 1492
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What country did the Vikings come from?
Norway, Sweeden, or Denmark - Norway, Sweeden, or Denmark
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What were the names of Columbus' three ships?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria - Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
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What direction is longitude?
north and south - north and south
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What was the first globe made of?
pieces of leather - pieces of leather
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Which explorer founded an all-water route to Asia?
Vasco daGama - Vasco daGama
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What was Columbus and the other explorers looking for?
an all-water passage to Asia - an all water passage to Asia
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What explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from land?
Balboa - Balboa
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What two continents does the Isthmus of Panama connect?
North and South America - North and South America
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What instrument did sailors use to determine their location by lining it up with the sun or the North Star?
an astrolabe - an astrolobe
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What did Columbus call the native Americans?
Indians - Indians
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Spell expedition.
e x p e d i t i o n - e x p e d i t i o n
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In what direction did Columbus sail to reach Asia?
west - west
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Who were the first Europeans to have landed in the Americas?
Vikings - Vikings