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Journeys That Redrew the Map: Multiple Choice
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- 01What is the longest river in Africa, crucial to ancient Egyptian civilization?
- 02The Lewis and Clark Expedition primarily explored territory acquired by the U.S. through what purchase?
- 03Chinese admiral Zheng He led massive treasure fleets on expeditions through which ocean?
- 04The discovery of what object in 1799 was key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs?
- 05What force did Isaac Newton identify as keeping planets in orbit around the sun?
- 06Who led the first European expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
- 07The Strait of Magellan, a key sea route, separates mainland South America from what archipelago?
- 08Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first confirmed to reach the summit of which mountain?
- 09Marie Curie is renowned for her discovery of which two radioactive elements?
- 10The epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer recounts the long journey home of a hero from what war?