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Grade 4 History Ch 1
Grade 4 History Ch 1 - New Names and Places
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Christopher Columbus | Italian sailor who discovered America in 1492 |
| Marco Polo | Italian merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe |
| Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria | the three ships used on Columbus's first voyage |
| Ferdinand and Isabella | king and queen of Spain who financed Columbus's voyages |
| Indians | name Columbus gave to the people of the New World because he thought he was in India |
| Vikings | sea-going Scandinavian people |
| Leif Ericson | Viking who was the first European to visit America |
| John Cabot | explorer who claimed North America for England in 1497 |
| Amerigo Vespucci | explorer who was the first call America a New World |
| Vasco da Gama | Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the tip of Africa |
| Vasco de Balboa | Spanish explorer who claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain and named it the Great South Sea |
| Ponce de Leon | first European to explore the land that is now the United States; explored and named Florida |
| San Salvador | island in the West Indies |
| Vinland | Vikings' name for America |