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US History Section 1
Mrs. Narlock Vocab Section 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was Christopher Columbus? | Spanish explorer, credited for discovering "America" in his attempt to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlanic Ocean |
| Who was Vasco Nunes de Balboa? | A Spanish colonist who became the first European to set eyes on the Pacific Ocean |
| Who was Ferdinand Magellan? | A portuguese explorer looking for a short cut water passage across South America. Although he was killed his men became the first crew to travel around the entire Earth |
| What is a strait? | a narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water. The Strait of Magellan |
| What does circumnavigate mean? | to travel around an abject |
| How did America get its name? | A German mapmaker named the land after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci, and the name was shortened to America |