What started it all?
Why did people begin to explore?
Kinds of
TECHNOLOGY
Land Ho! EXPLORATION
BEGINS
1st explorer - Christopher
Columbus

More Columbus facts
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The printing press
In the year 1450, during a time called the Renaissance or "rebirth", Johannes Gutenberg's invention help spread ideas. What was this invention?
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the compass!
What is the name of the the navigational tool that helped sailors find their longitude or distance east or west of the prime meridian?
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an EMPIRE
What is name of LANDS ruled by the nation that won control over them?
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
Who were the monarchs that sponsored Columbus' trip in 1492?
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They expected Columbus to find more riches, start settlements, and convert the people he met to the Catholic religion
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to achieve in his second voyage?
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Marco Polo, he wrote the Travels of Marco Polo
Who was the early explorer who wrote a book that became hugely popular during the Renaissance? It tells of his travels in Cathay or China 200 years earlier. Europeans loved to read about Chinese inventions such as gunpowder and the compass!!!
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the astrolabe!!!
What is the name of the navigational tool sailors used to figure out the positions of the sun, moon, and stars? It helped sailor find their latitude or distance north or south of the equator.
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Christopher Columbus
Who was the first explorer who believed could reach Asia by sailing west across the Ocean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)?
200
The Reconquista After reclaiming all the land in Spain that was once held by Muslims, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella was able to to pay for Columbus' expedition
What is the movement to make Spain all Catholic?
200
The Vikings lead by Leif Erickson They were from Norway
What group of Europeans had reached North America (Canada) 500 years before Columbus but fought with the Native American people and so left? Who was their leader?
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maps and technology including tools and scientific knowledge
After reading about Chinese goods, like spices and silk, European traders began to travel to Asia along difficult land routes. Europeans wanted to travel by sea because it would be easier and safer, but they lacked something? What did they lack?
300
an expedition!
What is a trip taken with the goal of exploration?
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and entrepreneur
Explorers were businessmen. What is the term for a person who sets up and runs a business?
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the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
What were the names of Columbus' ships?
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to find a more direct water route to Asia
What is the reason Columbus sailed west from Europe?
400
Prince Henry of Portugal opened a school of navigation Navigation is the science of planning and following a route
Who opened a school of navigation in 1418?
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the SILK ROAD FYI: EUROPEANS CALLED ASIA "THE INDIES"
What is name of the ANCIENT LAND ROUTE between China and Italy?
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the cost The costs of an expedition were: the ships, supplies, the risk that ship could sink, or the explorer might not find any valuable goods in the new lands to bring back to their sponsor
What is term for the effort made to achieve or gain something?
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San Salvador
What is the name of the island that Columbus and his crew claimed for Spain in the Caribbean Sea?
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Diego Bermudez He rang the bell for prayer
What is the name of the 12 year old boy that was the page on Columbus' expedition? What was his job?
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a caravel
What is the name of the new kind of ship that was long, narrow and could carry more goods than earlier ships?
500
the benefit The benefit of exploring was the chance of finding riches
What is the word for the reward gained?
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The Taino tribe
What is the name of the people Columbus met on the islands, he called them Indians because he thought he sailed to the Indies or Asia?
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John Cabot
Who was the explorer who was inspired by Columbus's expeditions?
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