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Who reached the Bahamas?
Columbus
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Who worked with improving the compass?
Prince Henry
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Who were the first to reach the new world?
Vikings
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Who was the man that America was named for?
Amerigo Vespucci
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Who rounded the tip of Africa?
Diaz
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Who discovered the Mississippi River?
Pesto
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Who conquered the Aztecs?
Cortez
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Who reached India?
Vasco da Gama
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Who discovered the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
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What two men made land claims for the French in North America?
Verrazano and Cartier
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11
Who explored Florida?
Ponce de Leon
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Who discovered the Pacific ocean?
Balboa
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Who conquered the Incas?
Pizarro
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Who sailed around the world?
Magellan
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What brothers explored Mobile?
Iberville and Bienville
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What were four major Indian Tribes in Alabama?
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek
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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
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What is it called when one company controls the entire market (with no competition)?
Monopoly
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What were Indian families who were descended from a common ancestor?
Clan
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What is a highly organized society?
Civilization
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21
Who were the people who moved from place to place in search of food?
Nomad
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22
How did Indians pass their history down from generation to generation?
oral tradition
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23
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
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Where did the first Americans travel to North America from, and what did they cross?
traveled from Asia and crossed the Bering strait
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What was the earliest Indian civilization in America?
Olmec
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What was the purpose of Crusades?
to regain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims for the Christains
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