Chapter 3 Lessons 3 and 4 Flashcard

Front

Where was Christopher Columbus born and raised?

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Italy

Front

In what year did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agree to support Columbus's voyage?

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1492

Front

The names of the 3 ships Columbus set sail with were the Nina, the Pinta, and the _________________

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Santa Maria

Front

How many sailors did Columbus set forth on his voyage with?

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89

Front

When Columbus returned to Spain, he received a personal _________________________ as a reward. It included pictures of anchors and islands.

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coat of arms

Front

In 1497, an Italian named Giovanni Caboto sailed across the Ocean Sea on a voyage paid for by England to present-day ________________.

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Newfoundland

Front

______________ concluded that he and Columbus and Caboto had not sailed to Asia. He concluded that the land they had found had to be another continent - the "new world" that some Europeans thought might be there.

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Vespucci

Front

An __________________ is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.

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isthmus

Front

______________ was the first to reach the top of the mountain and see the sea (later known as the Pacific Ocean) and claim it for Spain.

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Balboa

Front

When Balboa found the large ocean on the western side of what Columbus had said was Asia, he proved that ________________ was right and he had reached a new continent.

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Vespucci