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100
Who was the explorer that reached the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa?
Bartholomew Dias
100
What was the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States?
St. Augustine
100
In what year did Columbus set out to explore the New World?
1492
100
Which city and country was Christopher Columbus born in?
Genoa, Italy
200
What Portuguese explorer sailed all the way around Africa?
Vasco da Gama
200
After whom is America named?
Amerigo Vespucci
200
In the year 1517, this German monk protested false doctrines of the Roman Catholic church
Martin Luther
200
Who was the Spanish explorer that conquered the Aztecs of Mexico?
Hernando Cortes
300
Who discovered the New World but mistakenly thought he had reached the Indies?
Christopher Columbus
300
Which Spanish explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa
300
In the year 1440 this German printer introduced the movable-type printing press.
Johann Gutenberg
300
What are the names of Columbus' 3 ships?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
400
What Portuguese sailor led a three-year voyage around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
400
Name 3 of the tribes of North America (Native Americans)
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Cayuga
400
What is the name of the time-period in which Europe experienced a revival of learning?
The Renaissance
400
Who conquered the Incas of Peru in the year 1533?
Francisco Pizzaro
500
Who was the Viking adventurer likely to have been the first European to see North America?
Leif Ericson
500
What two people were responsible for funding Columbus' expedition?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
500
In the year 1493 Pope Alexander VI drew this imaginary line to delineate the land owned by Spain & Portugal
The Line of Demarcation
500
Who was the explorer that set out in search of the "Fountain of Youth"?
Ponce de Leon






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