Christopher Columbus
When was Christopher Columbus Born?
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Italy.
Who was a famous viking?
Erik the Red was a famous viking.
Who spread diseases during the Columbian Exchange?
The Europeans spreader diseases.
What was the Age of Exploration?
The Age of Exploration, also known as the Age of Discovery, was a period from the 15th to the 17th centuries (between the 1400s and 1600s) when European nations began to explore the world by sea.
Who discovered the Americas first? Vikings or Christopher Columbus?
The Vikings discovered the Americas first so that means that Christopher Columbus did not discover the Americas first.
Where did he sail to in 1492?
He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain with three ships: the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
Who are the vikings?
The Vikings were a group of people from Scandinavia, which includes countries like Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. They lived around the late 8th to the early 11th century, which means they were around over a thousand years ago!
What did the Europeans bring to the Americas?
Europeans brought cash crops to the Americas: sugar, rice, wheat, coffee, bananas, & grapes.
What happend when the European nations began to explore the world by sea?
During this era, explorers learned more about areas such as Africa and the Americas and brought that knowledge back to Europe.
Did the native Americans have a connection to their land? Hint: Pocahontas- Colors of the wind.
They did have a connection to the land because she says that the The rainstorm and the river are my brothers and The heron and the otter are my friends.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer born in 1451. In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain with three ships: the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. He was searching for a new route to Asia but instead landed in the Caribbean, which he thought was part of Asia. Columbus’s voyages marked the beginning of widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
What were the key motivations for the Vikings to explore and raid new lands.
The key motivations for the Vikings to explore were to get more resources.
What brought to the diseases?
The domestication of animals in Asia and Africa encouraged the spread of many new diseases.
What was the impact on the Age of Exploration?
The Age of Exploration provided opportunities for societies and cultures to interact; it brought all parts of the world into contact with each other.
How do Native American cultures see their land as?
Many Native American cultures see land as:
A communal resource, not individually owned
A sacred entity, deeply connected to their identity
What was his main goals was during his voyages?
His goal was, searching for a new route to Asia but instead landed in the Caribbean, which he thought was part of Asia.
What did the "Saga of Erik the Red say?"
The “Saga of Erik the Red” says Eriksson accidentally sailed across the Atlantic after getting lost on his way back from Norway, where he had converted to Christianity.
What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange?
Traditional cuisines changed because of Columbian Exchange.
What was one negative impact on the Age of Explanation?
The Europeans brought many diseases with them that decimated Native American populations.
What is one similarity you noticed between two different Indigenous cultures we studied today?
Answer: They both celebrates cultural identity, individual expression, and connects the maker and the wearer to his or her past and present community.
What food did Christopher Columbus trade?
He traded food crops such as tomatoes, peanuts, pumpkins, squashes, pineapples, and chili peppers etc.
What do they wear on their heads?
Horned helmets! :D
How many people died from diseases?
Over 90% of Natives died from disease within 100 years of contact.
What motivated the Age of Exploration?
How did geography influence their way of life?
Native people living in the Southwest have adopted mainstream clothing but many continue to make traditional clothing for special occasions and gatherings. It celebrates cultural identity, individual expression, and connects the maker and the wearer to his or her past and present community.