Who was the leader of the Aztec Indians in Mexico?
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Montezuma |
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A spanish explorer that set out to conquer Mexico. |
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Hernando Cortes |
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A french explorer that gave France a claim to part of the New World? |
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Jacques Cartier |
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Who discovered the Grand Canyon while searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola? |
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Francisco de Coronado |
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Who discovered the Mississippi River which the Indians called the "Father of Waters"? |
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Hernando De Soto |
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English sea captains who raided Spanish boats were called "sea dogs". Who was the most famous "sea dog"? |
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Sir Frances Drake |
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Where was the first Spanish settlement in North America? |
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St. Augustine, Florida |
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What was France's most important french settlement in the New World? |
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Quebec |
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Who helped found the first French settlement in America? |
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Champlain |
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What three counties had claims to the new world during the years of discovery? |
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France, Spain, England |
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What part of the New World was called "New France"? |
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Canada |
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Italian merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe |
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Marco Polo |
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The largest ocean |
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Pacific |
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What is a body of land surrounded on three sides by water? |
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Peninsula |
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North America is located in what hemisphere? |
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Western |
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An imaginary line that circles the earth halfway between the North and South Pole. |
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Equator |
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Which country was the first to settle in the New World? |
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Spain |
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Which country sent "sea dogs" to raid Spanish ships? |
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England |
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Viking who was the first European to visit North America? |
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Leif Ericson |
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What do we call the story of what has happened in the life of a country or people? |
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History |
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Who discovered America? When? |
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Christopher Columbus 1492 |
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What was Columbus trying to find? |
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A short sea route to Asia. |
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What explorer claimed North America for England in 1497? |
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John Cabot |
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What explorer first called America a "New World"? |
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Americgo Vespucci |
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A large land mass is called what? |
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Continent |
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Study of the earth's surface is called |
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Geography |
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What is the largest island in the the world? |
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Greenland |
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What did the vikings call America? |
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Vinland |
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Explorer looking for the fountain of youth discovered what part of America? |
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Florida |
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Where did Columbus first land in the New World? |
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San Salvador |
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List the seven continents. |
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North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia |
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Who discovered the Pacific Ocean and called it "The Great South Sea"? |
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Balboa |
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Who was America named after? |
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Amerigo Vespucci |
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What Portuguese explorer first sailed around Africa to get to Asia? |
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Vasco da Gama |
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What Spanish king and queen gave Columbus the money for his voyage? |
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King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella |
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What three ships did Columbus use on first voyage? |
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Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria |
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Did Columbus know he discovered the New World? |
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No he thought it was the Indies. |
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What did Columbus call the people he met in America? |
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Indians |
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List the four oceans |
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Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic |
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