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Christopher Columbus
Vasco De Gamma
Spice Trade
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What country did Christopher Columbus leave from on his journey?
Spain
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What country did Vasco de Gamma come from?
Portugal
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What is another name for traders.
Merchants.
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What year did Christopher Columbus leave Europe?
1492
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What year did Vasco de Gamma leave Europe?
1497
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What were these traders trading with the Europeans?
Silks and Spices.
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Name one thing that Christopher Columbus looked to bring back from his voyage?
Gold or Spices
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What did Vasco de Gamma do for the first time?
Sail around the continent of Africa.
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How did the traders transport goods from Asia to Europe?
By carrying goods in Caravans.
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Name the three ships that Christopher Columbus left with.
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
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Why did Vasco De Gamma want to find a different way to India?
Because paying the merchants on land was very expensive.
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Why were merchants making a lot of money?
Because the Europeans were paying a lot of money for the goods they brought.
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Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found "Indians"?
Because he thought he reached the Indies.
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Why did Vasco de Gamma travel by ship instead of by land?
Water travel is safer, cheaper, and faster.
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Why did the Europeans want silks and spices so badly?
Because these were goods that they did not have in Europe.