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2021-2022 HISTORY
UNIT 2: Early Explorers (Vikings, Prince Henry, Columbus)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| explorer (**be able to spell**) | a person who travels over little-known lands or seas for the purpose of discovery |
| legend | a story coming down from the past, told from one generation to the next. |
| merchant (**be able to spell**) | one who buys & sells goods for a living |
| cartography | the making of maps |
| navigation (**be able to spell**) | plotting the course of a ship & locating its position |
| caravel | a long, slender ship with high billowing sails |
| Christ-bearer | Christopher Columbus' name in Latin |
| Francisco de Bobadilla | replaced Columbus as Governor & had Columbus placed in chains |
| ambush (**be able to spell**) | to attack by surprise from a hidden place |
| Amerigo Vespucci | Italian explorer for whom America is named |
| Why did merchants want to find a shorter trade route to Asia? What were some of the dangers? | Travel by land was very dangerous & took a long time. Dangers included shifting desert sands & high mountain passes; thieves attacked, & sudden storms at sea destroyed many ships. |
| Who eventually paid for Columbus' voyage? | King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain eventually paid for Columbus' voyages. |
| What were areas of sin for Christopher Columbus? Give example(s) from our readings. | Columbus struggled with pride, greed, & anger. He was often stubborn & selfish. {Remember to support your answers from our readings.} |
| Who is believed to be the first European to set foot on the North American coast? Approximately what year? | Leif Erikson, a Viking, is thought to be the first European to reach the North American coast around the year 1000. |
| What does "San Salvador" mean? | see TLTG chp 1 |
| What does "La Navidad" mean? | see TLTG chp 1 |
| Columbus was from what country? King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella ruled over what country? | Columbus was from Italy. Ferdinand & Isabella ruled over Spain. |
| What evidence did we read about that might indicate that King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella were Christians? | see TLTG & AYAT |
| year of Columbus' first voyage to America; total number of voyages Columbus made to America | 1492; 4 voyages |
| Who were the best sailors and built the fastest ships in Europe in their time? | the Vikings |
| Prince Henry started a school that brought people from many countries to learn what subjects? | astronomy, navigation, & cartography |
| The Europeans knew a world of only three continents in the 1400s. What were they? | Europe, Asia, Africa |
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