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Who reached the Bahamas?
Columbus
Who worked with improving the compass?
Prince Henry
Who were the first to reach the new world?
Vikings
Who was the man that America was named for?
Amerigo Vespucci
Who rounded the tip of Africa?
Diaz
Who discovered the Mississippi River?
Pesto
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Cortez
Who reached India?
Vasco da Gama
Who discovered the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
What two men made land claims for the French in North America?
Verrazano and Cartier
Who explored Florida?
Ponce de Leon
Who discovered the Pacific ocean?
Balboa
Who conquered the Incas?
Pizarro
Who sailed around the world?
Magellan
What brothers explored Mobile?
Iberville and Bienville
What were four major Indian Tribes in Alabama?
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek
What is the imaginary line running North to South through the Atlantic ocean that divided the world between Spain and Portugal? Spain controlled the west of the line and Portugal controlled the east of the line.
Line of Demarcation
What is it called when one company controls the entire market (with no competition)?
Monopoly
What were Indian families who were descended from a common ancestor?
Clan
What is a highly organized society?
Civilization
Who were the people who moved from place to place in search of food?
Nomad
How did Indians pass their history down from generation to generation?
oral tradition
What does it mean to live in harmony with nature?
The Indians believed that land could not be owned and you should only take what you need from the land
Where did the first Americans travel to North America from, and what did they cross?
traveled from Asia and crossed the Bering strait
What was the earliest Indian civilization in America?
Olmec
What was the purpose of Crusades?
to regain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims for the Christains
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