What route did Columbus want to take to get to Asia?
What is He wanted to go west. He thought it was faster than going under Africa.
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The King of England sent me to explore and find riches and land. My Italian name is Giovanni Caboto. I arrived in what is part of Canada today.
What is John Cabot.
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Land route between Europe and Asia.
What is Silk Road
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Who started the School of Navigation in Portugal?
What is Prince Henry
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In what country did the Renaissance start?
What is Italy, a country in Europe.
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Who funded Columbus' trip to Asia?
What is The King and Queen of Spain
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I sailed from Spain and sailed below South America. I came to an Ocean and named it the Pacific. Some of my crew were the first men to sail around the whole world. I didn't make it because I was killed.
What is Ferdinand Magellan.
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A trip taken with the goal of exploring.
What is an expedition
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What was the purpose of the School of Navigation
What is to create better ships, maps, and tools for navigation
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Johannes Gutenberg had a new, important invention during the Renaissance. What was it and why was it important?
What is the printing press. It helped spread news and ideas faster.
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Name the 3 ships that sailed with Columbus
What is Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria
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I came to the Americas to farm but I wasn't good at it. I owed people money so I fled to the country Panama. My crew and I reached an ocean west of the Americas.
What is Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
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Effort made to gain or achieve something
What is cost
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An agreement between two countries
What is treaty
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What book was made popular during the Renaissance?
What is The Travels of Marco Polo
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Columbus did not reach Asia. Where did he arrive?
What is In the Caribbean Sea.
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A reward gained
What is benefit
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What was the problem when more than one country claimed the same land?
What is Countries would argue and could possibly fight.
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What was Marco Polo's book about?
What is about his journey to Asia and the goods and inventions that were in China.
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Why did Columbus name the people he met Indians?
What is Because he thought he was in the Indies.
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Narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land
What is isthmus
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Catholic church leaders drew a line on the map and gave the land to the east to Portugal. They gave the land to the west to Spain. Spain and Portugal signed an agreement to move the line. This agreement was called ____________