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