Europeans set sail and Reach the Americas

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Columbus aimed to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe.

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Asia

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Columbus sailed and claimed land for which country?

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Spain

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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella's support for Columbus's trip?

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Finance the journey

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Island first reached by Columbus:

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Bahamas

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Countries seeking to expand empires after Columbus's travels:

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Spain and Portugal

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Creator of the Line of Demarcation dividing the Atlantic Ocean, granting lands west to Spain.

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Pope Alexander

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Treaty that moved the Line of Demarcation 800 miles west:

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Tordesillas

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Explorer who recognized Columbus's lands as a 'new world':

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Term for going all the way around the world

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Circumnavigate

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European sailor killed in the Philippines while circumnavigating the globe.

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Ferdinand Magellan