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1. Columbus Explorers Age of Exploration MIXED BAG 10 points 10 points 10 points 10 points 20 points 20 points 20 points 20 points 30 points 30 points 30 points 30 points 40 points 40 points 40 points 40 points 50 points 50 points 50 points 50 points 60 points 60 points 60 points 60 points

2. Columbus

3. C – 10 What country did Columbus Sail for?

4. C– 10 Spain

5. C – 20 Name one of Columbus’ major miscalculations.

6. C – 20 He thought he could get to Asia by sailing west. Or He thought the world was much smaller than its actual size

7. C – 30 What was the name of the period in history that Columbus’ started?

8. C – 30 The Age of Exploration

9. C – 40 On what date did Columbus first land in America?

10. C – 40 October 12, 1492

11. C – 50 What were the names of the two monarchs who funded Columbus’ voyage?

12. C– 50 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

13. C –60 How many trips did Columbus make to the new world?

14. C – 60 4

15. Explorers

16. E – 10 This Viking was the first European to set foot on American soil.

17. E – 10 Leif Ericson

18. E – 20 Searched for the Fountain of Youth.

19. E – 20 Ponce De Leon

20. E– 30 This explorer walked to Asia and wrote about his adventures.

21. E – 30 Marco Polo

22. E – 40 This explorer is credited as the first person to circumnavigate the world.

23. E – 40 Ferdinand Magellan

24. E – 50 The New World was named after this explorer.

25. E – 50 Amerigo Vespucci

26. E – 60 He explored the American Southwest.

27. E– 60 FranciscoCoronado

28. Age of Exploration

29. AoE – 10 The Age of Exploration began with the discovery of what?

30. AoE – 10 The continents of North and South America.

31. AoE – 20 What 3 items did Marco Polo bring back from China that made people interested in finding new routes?

32. AoE – 20 Precious Stones Silk Spices

33. AoE – 30 “The Adventures of Marco Polo” inspired what explorer to sails across the Atlantic Ocean?

34. AoE – 30 Christopher Columbus

35. AoE – 40 John Cabot claimed what area of the Americas for England?

36. AoE – 40 The Atlantic Coast of North America

37. AoE – 50 What country was responsible for the most expeditions to the New World during the Age of Exploration?

38. AoE – 50 Spain

39. AoE – 60 Explain 3 important Discoveries that came from the Age of Exploration.

40. AoE – 60 Answers will vary

41. MixedBag

42. M – 10 This word means: a meeting

43. M – 10 Encounter

44. M – 20 A French word meaning “rebirth”, used to name a time of advances in thought, learning, art, and science.

45. M – 20 Renaissance

46. M – 30 The conquered lands of many people and places governed by one ruler.

47. M – 30 Empire

48. M – 40 These people had the largest and richest empire in the Americas before Columbus arrived.

49. M – 40 Incas

50. M – 50 This famous inventor created a new way to print books.