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Map Questions

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Exploration in the New World 1492-1542

  1. Identify the voyage routes of
    1. Columbus
    2. Magellan
    3. Cartier
    4. Cabot
    5. Vespucci
    6. Vasso da Gama
    7. Ponce de Leon
  2. Identify the overland routes of
    1. Cortes
    2. Coronado
    3. De Soto
  3. Identify the demarcation line of 1494.
  4. Identify the Portuguese claims to lands and the Spanish claims to lands
  5. Of the explorers noted in Questions I and II, which were in the employ of Spain? Portugal? France? England?
  6. ________ discovered a sea route to India. ________, aided by Ferdinand and Isabella, is said to have discovered the New World. ________ went inland and conquered the Aztec empire. ________ discovered the Pacific Ocean, causing ________ to be dispatched to find a sea route to the East by sailing south. ________ went south to the Andes where he discovered rich silver mines.