Forerunners of Columbus
The Portuguese prince who established a school for navigators.
Who is Henry the Navigator?
What is Spain?
This man started the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
In this year, the Spanish Reconquista ended and Christopher Columbus discovered America.
When is 1492?
The nickname of Richard I.
Who is "the Lionheart?"
The first European to reach India by sea.
Who is Vasco de Gama?
The three ships that were in Columbus' fleet.
What are the Pinta, the Niña and the Santa Maria?
The Catholic Church was selling these, which made the Protestant reformers furious.
What are indulgences?
In this year, William the Conqueror conquered England, thus marking the Norman Conquest.
When is 1066?
This king had a curved spine.
Who is Richard III?
The name of the tip of Africa, around which one must sail to get to India.
What is the Cape of Good Hope?
The number of voyages that Columbus took to the New World.
What is four?
In this year, Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation.
When is 1517?
In this year, the Catholic and Orthodox Churches split. This event is known as the Great Schism.
When is 1054?
The first Norman king of England.
Who is William I the Conqueror?
The Norse explorer who founded a settlement on Greenland.
Who is Erik the Red?
The first place Christopher Columbus landed in the New World.
What is San Salvador?
This is a Protestant doctrine. It is a Latin phrase that means you should only believe what is in the Bible and nothing else.
What is sola scriptura?
In this year, Constantine signed the Edict of Milan, the most important event in the ending of the Roman Persecution and establishment of Christianity as the Roman Empire's official religion.
When is 313?
This king was nicknamed "Longshanks," conquered Wales and battle William Wallace and the Scots.
Who is Edward I?
The Norse explorer who founded a settlement in Canada.
Who is Leif "the Lucky" Erikson?
The king and queen who sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
This is a Protestant doctrine. It is a Latin phrase that means that you will be saved only by your faith, and not by your works.
What is sola fide?
In this year, King John signed Magna Carta at Runnymede.
When is 1215?
This king was the brother of Richard I and signed Magna Carta.
Who is King John?