The renaissance
Name 2 things leonardo da vinci had ideas about.
Science
Flying machines
Give a fact to the class on galilo galilei
Who was johannes gutenberg
Created a printing press
What is a caravel
The portugese sailing ship
What is the term trade?
The exchange of goods and services.
between which two centuries did the renaissance take place
14th - 16th
Who was galileo ?
An italian scientist and astronomer
What other item did the chinese create
The magnetic compass
What made it so special
It was small and fast becasue of the sails
Where did european countries wants spices from?
They wanted spices from the east india and asia
What is the renaissance
The time of new ideas and inventions
What was he famous for
Building the telescope
Why was the printing press created
So that books can be printed fast and cheap
Who was St Francis Xavier
A spanish Catholic priest
What was important about spices
They made food taste good, they kept food from going bad
In what aspects were there improvements
Science
Religion
Travel
What did he notice about jupiter
That there were moons around it
Where was gunpowder used
In cannons
Fireworks
Guns
What was the problem with the caravel.
It was small and light.
Where was the spice islands
India , indonesia and china
what is the meaning of invention
new thing that someone creates
Whats the meaning of an astronomer
A scientist who studies space
Who invented gunpower
The chinese
Where did St Xavier go and why?
He went to inida as a missionary to convert people.
Why was spices so expensive in some places
Arab traders added taxes