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Which Portuguese explorer reached the mouth of the Congo River in the 1480s?
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Diogo Cão
Which Portuguese-ruled city in China began as a leased trading post in 1557?
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Macau
Which English colony was found abandoned in 1590 and became known as the Lost Colony?
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Roanoke Colony
What bay did Henry Hudson explore in 1610 while seeking a route to Asia?
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Hudson Bay
What present-day U.S. state was named by Juan Ponce de León in 1513?
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Florida
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Which English colony was found abandoned in 1590 and became known as the Lost Colony?
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Roanoke Colony
What bay did Henry Hudson explore in 1610 while seeking a route to Asia?
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Hudson Bay
What cape did Vasco da Gama round on his first voyage to India?
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Cape of Good Hope
Which English explorer made three voyages seeking the Northwest Passage in the 1570s?
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Martin Frobisher
Which English navigator reached the White Sea in 1553 while seeking a northeast passage?
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Richard Chancellor
What sea battle in 1509 secured Portuguese dominance in the Indian Ocean?
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Battle of Diu
Which admiral captured Malacca for Portugal in 1511?
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Afonso de Albuquerque