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In what year did Columbus sail to the new world?
1492
What country was Columbus from?
Italy
What did Columbus name the natives of the land he found?
Indians
Where was Prince Henry born?
Portugal
How many ships did Columbus take on his first expedition?
Three
What were the names of Columbus' ships?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Columbus went to Prince Henry's school
In what year was Prince Henry born?
1394
How many history cards have we read so far this year?
2
Where did Columbus actually land?
the Bahamas
Who financed Columbus' voyages?
Queen Isabella of Spain
Define cartography.
Map making
How many voyages did Columbus make to the new land?
Four
Where did Columbus believe he had landed?
the Indies
What was Columbus' occupation?
Define navigation.
the science of getting a ship from place to place
How many men did Columbus take on his first expedition?
88 men
What did Columbus name the place he had landed?
the West Indies
What did Columbus believe God had called him to do?
To take the gospel across the ocean and convert the people of the Indies
What was Prince Henry's contributions to navigation and cartography?
He started a school of navigation and financed voyages.