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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Renaissance mean? | Rebirth |
| Who made the printing press? | Johannes Gutenburg |
| Who wrote the most popular book of all time? | It was written by Marco Polo 200 years earlier- it told of his journey to China and all the amazing inventions he saw including gunpowder and the compass(he also saw riches ie. silks and spices) |
| How did the Europeans travel to China? | They traveled via land- this took months to cross Asia through mountains and deserts. They soon began to travel via sea. They didn't have accurate maps and NO technology. |
| what does navigation mean? | The science of planning and following a route. |
| What does caravel mean? | A long narrow ship that could carry many goods and traveled quickly. |
| What did Prince Henry do? | He was the navigator and hired people to create better maps. He also ordered scientists to improve the compass and astrolabe. |
| What does an astrolabe do? | It figures out the position of the moon, stars, and sun =latitude. |
| What does a compass do? | It finds the longitude of a place. |
| What else does Prince Henry do? | He starts ordering expeditions (exploring trip) to search for sea routes from Portugal to Asia. |
| What did Prince Henry believe? | He believed the most direct route was around Africa across Indian Ocean to Asia. |
| What was the only way to get to Asia so far? | They would take the Silk Road to reach Asia. |
| What was the Silk Road? | The Silk Road is an ancient land route between China and Italy. |
| Who often travelled the Silk Road? | Marco Polo often traveled via Silk Road. |
| What was Asia known as at this time? | It was known as the "the Indies". |
| What is an empire? | An empire is a land ruled by a nation that won control of them. |
| What did most people not realize? | Most people didn't realize that there were more continents- Europe, Asia, Africa. |
| How did Christopher Columbus think he could get to Asia? | He thought he could get to Asia by going west across the "ocean sea".(Atlantic ocean) |
| Who believed him? | No one believed him and he didn't have any money or ships. |
| What were the risks of exploring? | The ship could sink, and you could find nothing valuable. |
| What were the benefits of exploring? | The benefits are you could find riches. |
| Who searched for a ruler to pay for his exploring for 3 years? | Columbus searched for a ruler for 3 years. |
| Who were the 2 people who supported Columbus exploration trip? | King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella supported his trip. |
| What did Columbus promise to do while on his exploration? | He promised to spread Catholic beliefs. |
| What happens on August 3rd, 1492? | Columbus leaves Spain with 90 sailors. |
| What ships did they take on the exploration? | The Pinta, Santa Maria, and the Nina? |
| How many months were they out at sea without and signs of land? | They were at sea for 2 months without seeing any signs of land. |
| What was happening at sea? | There was many storms but no wind. |
| What does the crew start to do? | They start to get worried. |
| What happens later on their trip? | The weather changes and they see birds. They start following the birds. |
| What happens on October 12, 1492? | They see land! |
| How far did they travel before see land? | They travelled 4,100 miles. |
| Where did they land? | They landed in San Salvador. |
| What did Columbus think he reached? | He thought he reached Asia and that he was on the Indies...thus the first people he saw Indians. |
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