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23 Cards in this Set
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How did Columbus' shipwreck at age 25 change his life?
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He swam ashore in Genoa and went to live with his BROTHER who taught him MAPMAKING.
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How did reading the classical scholars Ptolemy and Mmarinus of Tyre?
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He learned MATH and GEOGRAPHY which helped him in map making and NAVIGATION.
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Where did Columbus learn his deep sea navigation skills and how to sail a caravel?
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He spent ten years as a MERCHANT SEAMAN in Portugal, sailing to Africa.
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How did Columbus gain access to the closely guarded navigation secrets of the Portuguese?
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He MARRIED PORTUGUESE SEA CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER and could study her father's maps and charts.
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What was the great vision Columbus tried to get funding for?
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He wanted to SAIL WEST to arrive in the EAST.
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Why did Portugal deny Columbus support for his voyage?
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They still believed that the Atlantic was TOO FAR FOR ANYONE TO BE ABLE TO SAIL IT.
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Who financed Columbus' four voyages and why did he have to wait six years for it?
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KING FERDINAND & QUEEN ISABELLA of SPAIN. They had to finish the RECONQUISTA, or getting their land back ffrom the Muslim Moors.
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What was the Enterprise of the West Indies?
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Columbus' name for his plan to establish a SEA ROUTE TO ASIA BY SAILING WEST.
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WHY was Isabella willing to finance Columbus?
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She wanted to SPREAD CHRISTIANITY around the world.
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HOW did Spain finance Columbus?
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Isabella KICKED THE JEWS OUT of Spain and SEIZED THEIR LAND.
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What benefits did Columbus insist on receiving for his voyage?
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Become a NOBLEMAN, COAT OF ARMS, 10% of WEALTH from conquered lands, RIGHT TO RULE any conquered lands.
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Where did Columbus land in his first voyage? Where did he THINK he was?
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He landed in the BAHAMAS (naming it San Salvador). He thought he was in ASIA.
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What was La Navidad?
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Columbus' FORT and his SHIP made from the ruins of the wrecked Santa Maria.
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How did Columbus and his men treat the Indians?
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BRUTALLY, they committed GENOCIDE. Columbus took them as SLAVES.
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What lies did Columbus tell the King and Queen when he returned to Spain?
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He said he found GOLD, SPICES. He told them the Indians were cannibals and would make good slaves.
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Why did Isabella get so angry with Columbus that she had him brought home in leg irons from his third voyage and finally withdrew support altogether?
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She was angry at his BRUTALITY to the Indians and SLAVE RAIDING.
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What was Columbus' real contribution?
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His discoveries in GEOGRAPHY.
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What was the Line of Demarcation and the Treaty of Tordesillas?
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Lands to the EAST OF THE LINE - PORTUGAL. Lands to the WEST OF THE LINE - SPAIN. They signed a TREATY to agree to it.
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Name four important navigators after Columbus. Where did they sail?
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1. PEDRO A. CABRAL - sailed to BRAZIL
2. AMERIGO VESPUCCI - first to realize S. America was NOT ASIA. Named it NEW WORLD. 3. BALBOA - Spanish, discovered PACIFIC OCEAN. 4. MAGELLAN - first to sail from ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC (went through STRAIT OF MAGELLAN at the tip of S.America) |
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Who was the first to circle the globe?
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MAGELLAN'S CREW under CAPTAIN del CANO. in the VICTORIA (after Magellan died).
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