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Explorers&Artists Flashcards

1
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First European to explore the Western Hemisphere, landed in the Caribbean but convinced it was the West Indies

A

Columbus

Spain

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2
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sails around Africa to India

A

da gama

Portugal

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3
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explores Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

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Cabot

England

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4
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explores coats of South America and concludes its not the West Indies, North and South America named after him

A

Vespucci

Spain

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5
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Explores Brazil

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Cabral

Portugal

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6
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explores Puerto Rico and Florida

A

Ponce de Leon

Spain

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7
Q

explores Central America

A

de soto

Spain

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8
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circumnavigates to globe

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Magellan

Spain

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9
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explores Mexico conquers Aztecs

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Cortes

Spain

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10
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Explores northeastern coast of North America

A

Verrazano

France

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11
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explores Peru conquers inca

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Pizarro

Spain

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12
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explores St Lawrence river

A

Cartier

France

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13
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explores lower Mississippi River

A

de soto

Spain

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14
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explores south western US

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Coronado

Spain

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15
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explores wester coast of North America

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Cabrillo

Spain

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16
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explores St Lawrence River valley

found Quebec

A

Champlain

France

17
Q

explores east coast of North America

including Hudson River

A

Hudson

Netherlands

18
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Explores Hudson Bay

A

Hudson

England

19
Q

explores Mississippi River

A

Marquette

France

20
Q

explores Great Lakes

reaches mouth of the Mississippi River

A

La Salle

France

21
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walked across the ithmus of Panama

discovered the Pacific Ocean

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Balboa

Spain

22
Q

The divine comedy

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Dante

23
Q

the duomo

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Brunelleschi

24
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Magdalene

David

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Donatello

25
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Healing of the Lame man and raising of tabitha

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Masaccio

26
Q

The Prince

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Machiavelli

27
Q

The Pieta
The David
The Sistine Chapel

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Michelangelo

28
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School of Athens

A

Raphael

29
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The Mona Lisa

Th Last Supper

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Leonardo Da Vinci

30
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Utopia

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Thomas More

31
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In Praise of Folly

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Desiderius Erasmus

32
Q

Sails around the southern tip of Africa

A

Diaz

Portugal

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