| SEEKING NEW TRADE ROUTES | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS | VOCABULARY | EXPLORERS ACHIEVEMENTS | RELIGION |
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Asia, Europe, Africa
What were the only continents on the early maps?
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Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Name Columbus' three ships.
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sagas
Stories the Vikings told about their voyages.
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Amerigo Vespucci
America was named for him.
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Martin Luther
He broke from the Catholic church in 57 because he disagreed with the church practices.
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North America and South America
What two continents were not on the early maps?
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Vikings
What group of people were thought to reach North America before Columbus?
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sponsor
Queen Isabella was this to Christopher Columbus
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Ferdinand Magellan
He has a strait named after him at the tip on South America.
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The Pope
The head of the Catholic Church
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Portugal
What European country paved the way for finding a sea route to Asia?
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Spain
What country sponsored Columbus' voyages?
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devout
This would describe Queen Isabella's Catholic faith.
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Henry Hudson
He has a bay, strait, and river named after him.
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denominations
There are 41,000 of these that fall under the heading of Christianity
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Africa
What continent did the Portuguese explorers sail around to get to Asia?
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Because that's when he landed on San Salvador
Why do we celebrate Columbus Day around October 12th?
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flagship
This was the Santa Maria. Columbus was the commander.
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fountain of youth
Ponce de Leon was looking for this in Florida.
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Protestant
This was the new religion that Martin Luther created
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Cabral
da Gama
Name one Portuguese explorer who sailed around Africa.
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West Indies, Bahamas, San Salvador
What islands did Columbus explore during his four voyages?
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provisions
Food and other supplies on the trip
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Jacques Cartier
He found Montreal and is the reason they speak French in Montreal.
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King Henry VIII
He was the King who left the church in order to get a divorce
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