Europe in the 15th century
What was the dominant religion in Europe at that time?
What is The Roman Catholic Church? or Catholicism
What was Christopher Columbus's nationality?
what is Italian?
What year did Columbus first set sail?
What is 1492?
Who mediated in land disputes and issues involving discovery of new land?
What is the Pope?
Why did Columbus go to the Spanish Monarch with his plans?
What is the Italian monarch did not believe in his visiion?
What is the name of Columbus' three ship?
What is Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria?
Why were Christians willing to colonize the New World?
What is to spread the good new of Christianity?
What did Spain have to gain from the voyages?
What are the THREE main motives for the journey to the new world?
What is God, Glory and Gold
In the social hierarchy of of Europe at the time, who ranked below the Pope?
what is the Monarchy?
What did Columbus gain from the voyages?
What is the title of Viceroy, power over the islands, wealth?
Identity tHREE inventions or technology which aided the Spaniards (Europeans) on the voyages?
What is Compass, astrolabe, quadrant, hourglass, sundial, windlass, maps
How did monarchs seek to increase the wealth in the 15th century?
what is Through trade and colonisation?
Was Columbus a successful colonizer and administrator? Why or why not?
What is no. Both of the colonies he established failed?
Who discovered to route to the East by going west?
who is Vasco de Gama?