Marco Polo
Where did Marco Polo travel?
China
Who did Christopher Columbus ask to pay for his voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
What invention helped sailors steer without seeing the sun or stars?
compass
What present day country did the Spanish name New Spain?
Mexico
What road did Marco Polo use to travel to China?
The Silk Road
Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella pay for their voyage?
they hoped Columbus would find riches/gold
Why did Prince Henry of Portugal start a school of navigation?
He wanted to encourage explorers
How did the Spanish colonists treat the American Indians?
They forced American Indians to work on farms in mines
What two countries did the Silk Road connect?
Europe and China
Where did Columbus land after he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean?
Bahamas
Who circumnavigated the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the religious settlement that the Spanish colonists built in America?
missions
What new invention did Marco Polo see?
Paper and Printing
What three ships did Columbus sail on?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
What was Ferdinand Magellan's purpose when he set sail from Spain in 1519?
To cross the Pacific Ocean and return to Spain
Spanish settlers imported enslaved Africans because______?
They needed workers to replace the American Indians who died.
They became more interested in travel to Asia
In the Columbian Exchange, what did Columbus take back to Europe from the Americas?
a. Barley
b. sugar
c. wheat
d. potatoes
potatoes
Vasco de Gama sailed around the tip of Africa. What was this area named?
Cape of Good Hope
What did the Spanish build to protect their colonies?
presidios