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Social StudiesChapter 3

Age of Exploration

20 Questions!

T. Sams Assisted by Olivia ByrdPiedmont Elementary

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The first Europeans to arrive in Tennessee were

led by

Hernando de Soto

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An adventure story about the Vikings who explored

North America is a

Greenlanders’ Saga

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Dr. Thomas Walker found the Cumberland Gap in

1750

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A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land

areas is a

isthmus

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Explorers who sailed to Africa returned with gold

and

slaves

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The first Europeans know to have visited the

Americas were _______.

the Vikings

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What body of water did Vasco de Balboa reach

Pacific Ocean

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The leader of these first Europeans to visit the

Americas.

Leif Erikson

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Leif Erickson named his settlement _____.

Vinland

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________whose descriptions of the riches

of China made traders want to go to Asia.

Marco Polo

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An adventure story that tells about the brave

deeds of people long ago is a

saga

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa reached the Pacific Ocean

by crossing the

Isthmus of Panama

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What are latitude lines that run east and west on

a map?

parallels

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What are longitude lines that run

north and south on a map?

parallels

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LaSalle followed the Mississippi River to its

mouth in

Louisiana

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The route taken by Marquette and Jolliet

followed the

Mississippi River

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What is the study of how to plan and control the

course of a ship?

Navigation

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Europeans began exploring after

they realized that sea monsters did not exist

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What is the 0 degree longitude line?

the prime meridian

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When Columbus sailed west from Europe, he

expected reach

Asia

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A person who makes a map is called a

cartographer

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Another word for meeting is

encounter

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Portuguese leader who started a school for

navigators

Prince Henry

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French Lick, the first trading post in

Tennessee, was located

on the Cumberland River

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Europeans began exploring after

they realized sea monsters did not exist

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Vasco da Gama found the shortest sea route to Asia

by sailing around the southern tip of________.

Africa

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One of the technological advances that helped European explorers to

find directions was the______.

compass

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Columbus gained the support of King

Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

promising them wealth

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Portuguese explorer who found a sea route to Asia by sailing around Africa

Vasco da Gama

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That’s All!

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