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Age of Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Europe | Continent from which the explorers came |
| Indian Ocean | Body of water between Africa, Asia and Australia |
| Vespucci | Last name of Spanish explorer for whom America is named |
| Pacific Ocean | Megellan underestimated its size |
| Casalle | Frenchman who explored the lower Mississippi River Valley |
| Dias | The first Portuguese sea captain to reach the southern tip of Africa |
| Spain | First country to establish colonies in the New World |
| Millions lived in North America in 1492 | Indians |
| maps | Drawn by early travelers and explorers. |
| JG | Initials for the inventor of movable type |
| Leif Ericson | Viking sea captain |
| SA | Abbreviation for one of the continents |
| tribe | A group of Indians that shared a common ancestry, language, culture, and name. |
| west | Direction Columbus sailed from Europe. |
| Africa | Continent south of Europe |
| compass | Navigation Instrument |
| sea | Mediterranean ___________________. |
| Philippine | Megallan claimed the __________________ Islands for Spain. |
| Gunpowder | Chinese invention that helped the Europeans conquer the Indians. |
| Aztecs | Their capital was Tenochtitlan |
| Cano | After Magellan's death, Juan Sebastian del __________________ led the expedition back to Spain. |
| first Americans | What the Indians were. |
| west | Columbus discovered the _________________ Indies. |
| North America | Continent reached by the Vikings about 1000AD. |
| Maya | Indian tribe of Central America with a highly developed civilization. |
| west | Columbus thought he had reached the __________________ Indies of the Asian mainland. |
| Eastern | Asia, Australia, and most of Europe and Africa are in the ________________ Hemisphere. |
| Asia | The world's largest continent |
| explorers | People who travel to new and distant lands. |
| deGama | First Portuguese explorer to reach India |
| Turks | The Crusaders wanted to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslim __________________. |
| lines | Latitude and longitude |
| Atlantic | Ocean crossed by most of the explorers |
| new | __________________ world |
| Vikings | Sea warriors from northern Europe |
| San Salvador | Island reached by Columbus on Oct. 12, 1492 |
| Incas | Indians of Peru conquered by Pizarro |
| Australia | The smallest continent |
| Indies | The West ____________________ are south of Florida |
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