28 Facts Part 2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Who sailed for England as privateer, explored the western coast of North America, and circumnavigated the globe? | Sir Francis Drake |
Who shut down the land routes to the Far East? | Turks |
Who started a navigational school even though he was never an explorer? | Prince Henry of Portugal |
Who was a Portuguese explorer who sailed south around the tip of Africa to India? | Vasco da Gama |
Who was an Italian who sailed for Spain and discovered the “New World” in 1492? | Christopher Columbus |
Who was an Italian who sailed for England and discovered Newfoundland and Nova Scotia? | John Cabot |
What do you call the rich fishing area off the coast of Newfoundland? | Grand Banks |
A German mapmaker drew a world map naming the New World after who? | Amerigo Vespucci |
What Spanish explorer searched for the “fountain of youth,” but found Florida instead? | Ponce de Leon |
What Spanish explorer was ruthless and cruel, and conquered the Aztec of Mexico? | Hernando Cortez |
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