Christopher Columbus
what is the name of the flagship he sailed on?
Santa Maria
who was America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
what does renaissance mean in French?
rebirth!
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected Europe to Asia?
the silk road
mention all his wives names
on 12 October, he landed on the small Caribbean island of ________
Guanahani
how did the pacific ocean gain its name?
Magellan and his men reached an ocean that seemed calm so they called it the pacific meaning peaceful
what was Brunelleschi known for
he developed the technique of using a vanishing point for creating perspective
Marco Polo traveled to the court of which Mongol emperor during his journey?
Kublai khan
how many children did he have and which wife gave him his son?
3 childs and Jane Seymour gave him his son
what route did he believe he could take to sail to east asia?
he believed that he could reach the Indian ocean by avoiding the cape of good hope and sailing due west across the Atlantic
why was Hernan Cortes able to defeat the Aztec empire?
the Aztecs were still a stone age civilization; Cortes's army had steel swords, handguns and cannons.
just briefly explain the fall of Constantinople
too long too write i will confirm!
Why were goods from China and India so expensive in medieval Europe?
They passed through many hands along the Silk Road, with prices rising at each stage"
What was the name of the church Henry VIII established in 1534, breaking away from the Catholic Church?
the Church of England
what was decided by Spain and Portugal by the "Treaty of Tordesillas"
this agreement drew a line down the globe, any thing west of the line belonged to Spain and anything east belonged to Portugal. (any similar answer counts)
basically explain Ferdinand Magellan's journey and stuff
its too long to write so i will confirm
name 3 wealthy and important italian city states and explain why they were wealthy.
Florence
Venice
Milan
they were home to Europe's most successful trade guilds, craftsmen. merchants and bankers
Vasco da Gama sailed around which geographic feature to establish a direct sea route to India?
the cape of good hope
why did henry execute Thomas Cromwell in 1540?
i will confirm
what date did Christopher set sail?
6th September 1492
What was the capital of the great aztec empire at that time?
Tenochtitlan
who was Leonardo da Vinci, explain and add his achievements bla bla yap
i will confirm
Marco Polo’s book mentioned many details of his travels, but what notable things did he fail to describe?
chopsticks, Chinese characters for writing and the great wall of China
Edward VI, Henry VIII's son, introduced a key religious text to shape Protestant worship in England. What was this book, and who wrote it?
the Book of Common Prayer, written by Thomas Cranmer