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1. Christopher Columbus was looking for a sea route to the Indies by sailing _________________.

   
   
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2. Christopher Columbus believed he had found in Asia in 1492. In reality, he had discovered the continent of _____________ _____________________.

   
   
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3. The Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon was hoping to discover the mythical ____________________ _____ _________________.

   
   
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4. Ponce de Leon discovered the peninsula of ____________________.

   
   
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5. Ponce de Leon's explorations led to the first permanent European settlement in the New World, _________. __________________________.

   
   
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6. After destroying the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes claimed all of __________________ for Spain.

   
   
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7. The journey led by Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan was the first _______________________ of the world.

   
   
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8. Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan named the _________________ Ocean because he thought it was calm.

   
   
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9. French explorers, including Samuel de Champlain, were hoping to find the _________________ Passage through the continent of North America.

   
   
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10. Samuel de Champlain started the first permanent French colony in the New World at _________________ in 1608.

    
    
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11. Portuguese students from Prince Henry's school of navigation successfully sailed around the coast of Africa to the _______________River.

    
    
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12. Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was the first European explorer to sail from Europe to ________________.

    
    
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13. Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa claimed the _______________ Ocean for Spain.

    
    
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14. Hernando de Soto was the first European explorer to discover the _____________________ River.

    
    
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15. The explorations of English explorer John Cabot resulted in England's first claims in _____________________.

    
    
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16. The explorations of French explorer Jacques Cartier formed the basis of France's claims to _______________.

    
    
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17. Marco and Niccolo Polo traveled to _______________ on the Silk Road.

    
    
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18. While traveling on the Silk Road in China, Marco Polo described many new inventions. Which of the following was not one of them?

    1.   ?    gunpowder
    2.   ?    paper money
    3.   ?    cigarettes
    4.   ?    printing press

19. While traveling in China along the Silk Road, Marco Polo worked for Chinese ruler __________________ ___________.

    
    
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20. Europeans used spices for a variety of things. Which of the following was NOT a way spices were used?

    1.   ?     To make themselves smell better
    2.   ?    Mask the taste of spoiled food
    3.   ?    To get important nutrients
    4.   ?    To preserve meat

21. Which of the following was NOT a spice commonly sold in the Indies?

    1.   ?    Cinnamon
    2.   ?    Parsley
    3.   ?    Pepper
    4.   ?    Ginger

22. ____________________ was the first country to successfully send an explorer to the East Indies.

    
    
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23. During the Age of Exploration, Pirates were most numerous on the ___________________ Coast.

    
    
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24. Even though the Queen of Spain demanded the beheading of English Pirate Sir Francis Drake for plundering Spain's sea vessels, Queen Elizabeth made him a _______________.

    
    
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25. Although Francisco Vazquez de Coronado never found the Seven Cities of Cibola, he did discover the Grand ______________.

    
    
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