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Where is Columbus from?

Genoa, Italy

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After Columbus’s shipwreck; what did he study on land

Mapmaking and navigation

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Between 1480-82 Columbus sailed to ____

Azores and the Canary Islands off Africa

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Who did Columbus win support from to fund a westward voyage

Queen Isabella of Spain

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Columbus would be entitled to ________ of all wealth rom those lands

10%

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Where did Columbus reach on his voyage

The Bahamas

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What did Columbus mistake the Bahamas for

An island off the coast of India

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What did Columbus name the island

San Salvador

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How many more transatlantic voyages did Columbus make

three

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10

In the 1450s the only known way to India from Europe involved traveling through _______

Turkey

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11

Who found the all-sea route around the horn of Africa

Vasco da Gama

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12

Affliction

anything causing pain or misery

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indications

something that is indicated as advisable or necessary

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abundance

Very large quantity of something

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exquisite

extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate:

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16

Anchored, found, and saw express that express physical or mental action are examples of?

Action verbs

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be, become, and look that express a state of being are examples of?

Linking verbs

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18

Journal

An individuals day-by-day account of events

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What did Columbus want to find

Marco Polos fabled cities

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What goal became the focus of Columbus’s life

reaching the fabled cities of Asia by sailing westward around the world

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