Discovery of the Americas
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- Q1How did the first people get to North America?using airplanesriding on camelsby a natural land bridgeon large sailing ships30s
- Q2How did the early people's lives change after the large animals died out?They moved back to AsiaThey planted crops and built housesThey died out alsoThey lived with the Indians30s
- Q3Who were the first Europeans to voyage to the America and where did they come from?Japanese fisherman from JapanSaint Brendan for IrelandPrince Madoc of WalesThe Vikings from Norway30s
- Q4Columbus crossed the Atlantic searchingfor Indiafor gold and silverto find out if the world was flat or roundfor the Indians30s
- Q5America is named after this man after he wrote about the new continentFerdinand MagellanChristopher ColumbusAmerigo VespucciJohn Cabot30s
- Q6Balboa was the first European to see-the Mississippi Riverthe Rocky Mountainsthe Atlantic Oceanthe Pacific Ocean30s
- Q7What is true about Magellan?Died during the voyageAll the aboveOne ship made the entire trip around the worldA sea passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific is named after him.30s
- Q8What caused the death of so many natives in North America?wild animalsdiseaseskilled by other nativesfreezing temperatures30s
- Q9What is true about Christoper Columbus?Sailed for SpainAll the aboveCalled the "Great Navigator"Made four trips to the Americas30s