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28 Cards in this Set
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19Q.
Besides ships, what did Columbus receive for his journey west? |
19A.
ninety men, and food and supplies to last a month |
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21Q.
When did Columbus discover the Americas for Europe? |
21A.
1492 |
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6Q.
What countries did the Indies include? |
6A.
China, Japan, and India |
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3Q
What type of job did Christopher Columbus's father and grandfather have? |
3A
weavers |
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23Q.
Columbus thought that he had discovered a new route to the ---. |
23A.
Indies |
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25Q.
Why did Columbus name the people he met "Indians"? |
25A.
He thought he had landed in the Indies. |
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27Q.
What title did Columbus get for discovering the Americas for Europe? |
27A.
Admiral of the Ocean Sea |
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7Q.
8Q. When Columbus became a sailor, a ship he was on was attacked by pirates. What country did he swim to the shore of? |
8A.
Portugal |
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28Q.
How many voyages did Columbus make to the Americas? |
28A.
He made four voyages. |
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16Q.
What countries refused to give Columbus ships? |
16A.
England, France and Portugal |
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11Q.
Columbus wanted to get to the Indies to get ---. |
11A
gold, jewels, spices and silk |
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13Q.
Most people during Columbus's time thought the world was round, but they thought it was ----. |
13A.
a lot smaller |
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24Q.
Columbus named the island he first landed on ----. |
24A.
San Salvadore |
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20Q.
What were three of the reasons why the crew of Columbus's voyage would be afraid? |
20A.
1. running out of food 2. wind would not blow in the right direction to bring them back to Spain 3. monsters would be in the water |
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1Q. What year was Christopher Columbus born?
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1A. 1451
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14Q.
Why did people in Columbus's time think that the world was smaller than it really was? |
14A.
They didn't know about North and South America. |
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22Q.
Why is this sentence false? "Columbus discovered the Americas." |
22A.
There were already people living on North and South America for thousands of years. |
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17Q.
What country told Columbus that they might give him ships when they had the money? |
17A.
Spain |
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5Q.
Columbus read stories written by --------. This made him dream of going to the Indies. |
5A.
Marco Polo |
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15Q.
How did people during Columbus's time get to the Indies? |
15A.
They went by land, or they went around the continent of Africa. |
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2Q
How long ago was Columbus born? |
2A
551 years ago |
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18Q.
How many ships did the king and queen of Spain give Columbus for his journey? What were the ship's names? |
18A.
Columbus was given three ships. Their name's were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. |
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12Q.
Columbus thought that he could get to the Indies by going ---. |
12A.
west |
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9Q.
While in Portugal, Columbus worked with his brother in a shop that sold ---- and ----. |
9A.
maps and books |
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4Q.
What country was Columbus born? |
4A
Italy |
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10Q.
When Columbus worked in the map and book shop, he would often talk to sailors who had been to the ----- and back again. |
10A.
Indies |
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29Q.
Christopher Columbus never believed that he had found -----. |
29A.
a New World unknown to the people of Europe |
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26Q.
Why did the king and queen of Spain give Columbus 17 ships and 1,000 for his second voyage west? |
26A.
The trip was not as risky now that Columbus had reached land by going west. |
