Explorers and Discoveries Flashcard

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Who was the Italian sailor hired by King Henry VII?

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Giovanni Caboto

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What was Giovanni Caboto's nickname?

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John Cabot

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Where did Giovanni Caboto think he landed in 1497?

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China

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Who was the Italian explorer that sailed south of the Bahamas in 1499?

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Amerigo Vespucci

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What term was born after a German mapmaker named the new continents?

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America

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Which explorer escaped in a barrel to what is now Colombia?

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Who was the first to discover the Pacific Ocean?

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Which explorer traveled to Mexico from Spain in 1519?

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Hernando Cortes

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Who captured and abducted Aztec ruler Moctezuma?

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Hernando Cortes

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Which explorer set out in 1540 to explore southwestern North America?

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado