Ch 1

Question 1

Italian merchant-explorer who returned to Venice,Italy in the early 1290s with tales of the riches of Asia

Answer 1

Marco Polo

Question 2

When Ferdinand and Isabella married in 1469 they u Utes the previously independent states of

Answer 2

Aragon and Castille

Question 3

Caravel is?

Answer 3

An ocean-going ship capable of sailing into the wind

Question 4

All of the following were choices are likely reasons Cumbria win the support of Ferdinand and Isabella for his proposed westward journey to Asia except:
A. The apish were blocked from expanding eastward by the Ottoman Turks
B. Ferdinand and Isabella we’re eager to re establish relations with emperor moctezucma in central Mexico
C. Columbus offered Ferdinand and Isabella the opportunity to spread Roman Catholicism to Asia
D. The Iberian reconquista left Ferdinand and Isabella deeply in debt and they were eager to secure access to new sources of revenue

Answer 4

B

Question 5

The first European to command a sea voyage around Africa to India and home again to Europe

Answer 5

Vasco De gama