Inventions
Let sailors find the angle of the sun on a particular day at a particular latitude.
quadrant
what did columbus think about the earth prior to his voyage
that is was smaller than it really is
Who explored the coast of Africa for Portugal
Dias
The French
spanish
Indicates the direction of a ship is going
compass
where did he think he was sailing to when he set sail to the west?
Asia
who set foot in the Americas in 1492
columbus
German monk who wrote the 95 Theses
Martin Luther
the movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic church
Reformation
A big _______sail gave the ship power
square
name 3 things columbus got wrong about the Indians and America.
would make great slaves
That he could take their land
that the earth was smaller
the continents were way bigger than they actually are and there were less of them
who wrote about the bad treatment of the Indians
Las Casas
Became New Amsterdam's governor and wanted to the colony to be godly and for everyone to attend the Dutch Reform Church, he also ruled like a dictator
Peter Stuyvesant
The Iberian Peninsula is made up of ____ and _____
Spain and Portugal
The zigzag motion of a ship that allows it to sail into the wind is called
tacking
Name 3 reasons Columbus wanted to come to the new world.
fame and riches
trading route
wanted to go to war with the muslims to get them out of Jerusalem
Eventually declared that American Indians are humans with souls
The Pope
German monk who sparked the reformation
Martin Luther
How were men like Columbus wrong about Christianity
Many leaders were concerned about power and wealth and not people's salvation
Had little knowledge of the Bible and how Christianity spread when God's word is preached
Few understood the Holy Spirit has to work in someones heart to become saved
ships with large triangular sails
Portuguese caravel
Who funded Columbus's voyage
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
The first person to sail from Europe to India
Vasco da Gama
3 details about new Amsterdam
governor ruled like a dictator
colonist fought with Indians and drank all the time
it was said they could practice any religion but the gov wouldn't let them
lost control of the colony to the Brits
Thought simply reading a document gave them justification to conquer the Indians
Spanish