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16 Cards in this Set
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What did Ferdinand and Isabella promise Columbus if he brought back gold and spice for Spain?
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10% of the profits, Governorship of the newfound land and the title Admiral of the Ocean Sea
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Spain was just unified, what class ruled the nation and what was its population?
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Spain in 1492 was ruled by the 2% nobility and the rest were peasants and farmers.
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How many ships did Colombus start with and what was the biggest named?
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3 ships and the biggest was the Santa Maria
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When did Columbus crew spot land?
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October 12th 1492
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Who spotted land first?
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A Sailor named Rodrigo
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What was the reward for spotting land first?
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A pension of 10,0000 Maravedis
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Who actually got the award?
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Columbus got it because he claimed that he saw a light the night before
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Where did Columbus actually land?
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In an island in the Bahamas in the Carribean Sea
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What was the name of the indegenous people that met Columbus's crew?
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The Arawak People
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What information did Columbus want most from the Arawak people ?
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Where is the gold?
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What did Ferdinand and Isabella promise Columbus if he brought back gold and spice for Spain?
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10% of the profits, Governorship of the newfound land and the title Admiral of the Ocean Sea
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What prompted Columbus to take some of the Arawaks as prisoners?
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They wore gold ornaments in their ears led Columbus to believe that they had vast gold?
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What was the fort that Columbus built out of the timbers of the Santa Maria
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Navidad (christmas)
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How many men and ships was Columbus given on his 2nd voyage to the new world?
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1200 men and 17 ships
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Who was the chief source of information of the events that occured during Columbus conquest?
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The young priest Bartolome De Las Casas
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What was the name of the Harvard Historian that is considered to be the most distinguished writer of Columbus?
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Samuel Eliot Morison
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