Renaissance
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
Rebirth
Who invented the Printing Press?
Johannes Gutenberg
King Henry of Portugal's title was what?
The Navigator.
How many voyages did Columbus sailed?
4
Define Technology.
The use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things more rapidly and efficiently.
The Portuguese invented a small ship with triangular sails that was able to sail across the ocean. What is its name?
Caravel.
Who was the king and queen of Spain during Columbus' time?
Ferdinand & Isabella.
Who was the first explorer to find a sea route to Asia.
Vasco da Gama
The Columbian Exchange was an exchange of crops, animals, and diseases between America & Eurasia (Europe & Asia). True or false.
What two cultures were revived in the Renaissance?
What tool measured the height of the sun or a star above the horizon?
Astrolabe.
Why did countries/explorers want a sea route to Asia?
Because whoever discovered it would trade more goods than any other country.
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
What was something bad about the Columbian Exchange? Why was it considered bad?
Diseases. Many new diseases entered America, killing thousands of Native Americans.
What 3 things did Europeans renewed a focused on during the Renaissance?
What two tools did Europeans learned from the North Africans?
Compass & Astrolabe
Why did Spain reject Columbus' first proposal to find a western sea route to Asia?
They were fighting the Spanish Reconquista.
What 2 things did the Spanish rulers want from Columbus' first voyage to sail west?
-Gold & spices
-Spread Roman Catholicism
Name 4 things that America brought to Europe.
Tobacco, Quinine, Sweet Potato, Avocado, Peppers, Cassava, Peanut, Tomato, Potato, Corn, Beans, Vanilla, Pumpkin, Turkey, Squash, Pineapple, Cacao
What period in history happened before the Renaissance?
The Middle Ages, Medieval Ages, Dark Ages.
Of the 4 inventions we learned about, which one(s) improved navigation and which one(s) improved defense?
Navigation - Caravel, Compass, Astrolabe
Defense - Gunpowder
Name 2 of 3 things that King Henry did to help Portugal become the first country to find a sea route to Asia.
-Created a school for navigation
-Shared/exchanged knowledge of sailing & navigation with others
-Invented the Caravel (he didn't invent it but was made in Portugal)
How did Bartolomeu Dias discovered the souther tip of Africa?
By accident after escaping a storm.
Name 5 things Europe gave to America.
Diseases, Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Pigs, Bees, Citrus, Grape, Turnip, Onion, Sugar Cane, Banana, Olives, Peach, Pear, Coffee beans