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columbus, magellan,hernando
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| in 1492 what was columbus looking for | a westward route to the indies |
| did columbus think his voyages were important | yes |
| in columbus' expidition what were the names of his ships | nina, pinta, santa maria |
| did columbus ever get a lot of wealth | no |
| what did the indies have that the europeans wanted | spices, precious jewels |
| what did the native americans make there tools from | stone |
| did christopher columbus say that there were mines in the area | yes |
| what did the indians think that columbus and his crew were | Gods |
| did columbus' crew fear sea monsters,boiling seas, and falling off the earth | no they knew there were no boiling seas, sea monsters, and that the earth was not flat |
| what were the native americans weapons | bows arrows and spears |
| how did the portugese reach the indies | they sailed around africa |
| which king and queen gave financial support to columbus | king ferdinand and queen isabella |
| did the islands columbus found have the potential to have good harbors | yes |
| what is cathay | china |
| did columbus know he found a new world | no he thought he was in asia |
| what did columbus name the people he found | indians |
| the spanish and columbus wanted to convert the indians to what religion | christianity |
| what made spain the richest country in the world during the 1500s | gold and silver from mexico |
| what did hornando cortes conquer | mexico |
| what did the spainiards wear to protect them from indian spears and arrows | armor |
| what indian tribedid hernando conquer | aztecs |
| after his conquest of mexico were did hernando continue to conquer in the name of spain | central america |
| what is a conquistador | conquerer |
| who was the last cheif of the aztecs | montezuma |
| what animal did the painiards introduce to the americans | the horse |
| when did hornando conquer the aztecs | 1519-1521 |
| was it easy or difficult for hernando to conquer the aztecs | difficult |
| what was the main purpose of hernandos voyage to mexico | to find gold |
| what was the capital city of the aztecs | tenochlitan |
| how many ships did hernando bring to mexico | 11 |
| what was ordered to be done to the ships after cortes made landing. why | they were burned to keep soldiers from runig away |
| how many men were in cortes' expedition | 600 |
| at first what did the aztecs think cortes was | a god |
| who sent cortes to mexico | spanish govener of cuba |
| who was marina | an indian maiden who was the translator on cortes' journey |
| what factors allowed cortes to finally conquer the aztecs | spanish had better weapons, got help from aztec enemies, the aztecs contracted smallpox |
| what spanish king approved ferdinand magellan's voyage | king charles v |
| what european was the first to see the pacific | balboa |
| who gave the name to the pacific to the worlds largest ocean | ferdinand magellan |
| what does pacific mean | peaceful |
| what country was the birthplace of ferdinand magellan | portugal |
| in what spanish city did magellans voyage begin and end | seville |
| a southern plateau is found in south america. it is caled plategonia. why | spanish thought the indians had big feetand named the land land of bi feet, but they only wrapped them against the cold |
| the pope divided the newly discovered lands between spain and portugal with what | the line of demarcation |
| what was the name f the treaty that created the line of demarcation | treaty of tordisillas |
| why didnt magellan's route around the world become a major spanish trade route | too far, too danderous, and not enough profit could be made |
| name the oceans magellans men crossed in order | atlantic pacific indian atlantic |
| what channel now for its foggy and stormy weather provided magellan with a way to get around south ameica | strait of magellan |
| what is a narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water | a strait |
| where was ferdinand magellan killed | the phillipines |
| on what continent is the cape of good hope | africa |
| how many ships were originally part of magellans expedition | 5 |
| how many men were originally part of magellans crew | 240 |
| at the end of magellans expedition how many ships were left | 1 |
| at the end of magellans expedition how many crew were left | 18 |
| ferdinad magellan was the first european sea captain to sail across what ocean | pacific |
| the size of what ocean suprised magellan | pacific |
| brazil is located on what continent | south america |
| why is portugese the language of brazil | portugal conquered brazil during the age of exploration |
| what expedition was the firstto circumnavigate the globe | ferdinand magellan |
| how long was megellans expedition | three years |
| the returning crew members managed to pay for their voyage with what item | cloves |
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