What is the reason that food spoiled so much in Columbus' time.
Because there was no refrigeration.
100
What is the most famous painting in the world?
The Mona Lisa.
100
What is a globe?
A model of the earth.
100
Which continent is on the very bottom of the earth (the most southern continent)?
Antarctica.
200
What color was Christopher Columbus' hair?
red or goldish red
200
How did people make their food taste better?
They used spices.
200
What does "da Vinci" mean?
From Vinci.
200
What is a compass rose?
It shows the four directions on the map or globe.
200
Which continent is also a country?
Australia.
300
What were the names of Columbus' three ships?
The Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
300
What are the four needs that people had long ago?
Food/water, clothing, shelter, love/care.
300
What is a painting/picture of a person called?
A portrait.
300
This is a picture question.
On the compass rose your teacher draws, fill in the four cardinal directions.
North, south, east, west.
300
Which continent did Columbus live on?
Europe.
400
When Columbus was a young man pirates attacked his ship. What happened?
The ship sank, but Columbus swam to shore.
400
How did people long ago get from place to place?
They walked, went by horse or horse and wagon, or went by boat.
400
When Leonardo was an old man he drew a portrait of himself. What did it look like?
It was done in orange crayon/pencil. He had a long, wavy beard, bushy eyebrows, a big nose, and long hair.
400
How many continents were on the globe Columbus would have used? What were they?
Three continents--Europe, Asia, Africa.
400
Which continent do we live on?
North America
500
Name 2 reasons Columbus wanted to go the The Indies.
1) To find riches
2) To show that the world was round
3) To show that you could get to the east by sailing west
4) To spread the word of God
5) To become famous and important
500
Where did people long ago go to the bathroom?
They went outside or in a ditch.
500
In what city is "The Mona Lisa" right now?
Paris.
500
Would Columbus' globe be smaller or larger than a modern globe? Why?
Smaller, because people then thought the world was much smaller than it really is.