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Who was St. Brendan?
1)St. Brendan was an Irish monk who, with a small band of monks, set sail in a coracle westward across the ocean.
2)According to the legend, he discovered many lands, including one called the Land of Promise of the Saints.
Why was St. Brendan's legendary voyage so important to later navigators like Prince Henry the Navigator, and Christopher Columbus?
The story of St. Brendan spread across Europe and inspired navigators to sail west across the Atlantic to discover St. Brendan's Isles.
Who was Eric the Red and what did he discover?
Eric the Red was a Viking adventurer who discovered Greenland and established a Viking settlement there.
1)Who was Leif Ericsson and 2)what significant thing did he do for Christianity?
1)Leif Ericsson was the son of Eric the Red. 2)Leif became a Christian and helped the king of Norway to convert the people of Greenland to the Faith.
What did Leif Ericsson discover? List the two possible present-day locations.
Leif set sail from Greenland westward and discovered new lands, which are part of North America. One of these lands, Vinland, was probably located either on the coast of Newfoundland or Prince Edward Island.
Explain why the Vinland settlement failed, and who the Skraelings were.
The Viking settlement on Vinland failed because the settlers found themselves in a constant state of war with the natives of Vinland, whom they called the Skraelings.
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy.
What did Christopher Columbus do for a living?
Christopher Columbus was a sea captain and navigator.
Where did Christopher Columbus hope to reach on his voyage?
Columbus's great dream was to reach the Indies (China, Japan, and India) by sailing west across the Atlantic.
What did Christopher Columbus hope to accomplish on his voyage to the Indies?
1)Columbus hoped to obtain great wealth
2)Bring the Gospel of Christ to unbelievers
3)With the wealth obtained from the Indies, he hoped the Spanish monarchs could fund a crusade to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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