Chapt 5 Flashcards
Which empire was the largest contiguous empire in the 13-14th centuries (until the British)?
Mongol
How long did the Polos 2nd journey to and from China take?
24 years
Which famous emperor allowed Christianity to be taught in his kingdom?
Kublai Khan
The distance north or south of the equator is called a line of ___?
latitude
The reference parallel for latitude, or the location of 0 degrees N or S is the ___________?
equator
The distance east or west from the reference meridian is?
longitude
The reference meridian, or 0 degrees east or west is called the?
Prime Meridian
What city does the Prime Meridian run through?
Greenwich, England
Which of these 2 positional lines were found by using the “cross-staff”?
latitude
Columbus assumed that only ____ _______ was between the east coast of China and the west coast of Europe.
The Ocean
Columbus first went to King ______ to see if he would sponsor him.
King John
Did King John say yes or no to sponsor Columbus?
No
Columbus then went to _____, where _____ __________ and_______ ___________ were ruling.
Columbus then went to SPAIN, where KING FERDINAND and QUEEN ISABELLA were ruling.
The first time Columbus went to Spain the king and queen said ____.
No
Did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella change there minds?
Yes
What were the names of the 3 ships the King and Queen gave Columbus?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Out of Columbus’ 3 ships which one was the biggest?
Santa Maria
Columbus chose the ____ ______, the biggest and slowest of the 3, to be the flagship (commanding vessel where he would reside) for the expedition.
Santa Maria
“Columbus sailed the ocean blue in_____”
1492
Where did Columbus go to get his rigging set
right and gather food for 40 days?
Canary Islands
How did Columbus know land was near?
He saw twigs in the water and heard birds
On which small island did Columbus land on?
The Bahamas
Columbus called this island __ _______ meaning The Savior.
San Salvador
He sailed a little farther west and hit Cuba and Hispaniola (which is Haiti and the Dominican Republic)– he called these the “____ _____” and the natives “_____”.
West Indies, Indians
The timbers of the ship were used to build
a fort called _________.
La Navidad
What does Navidad mean in Spanish?
Christmas
Why was Columbus sent to jail?
Because of poor ruling
Who figured out that what Columus thought was China was actually a new world?
Amerigo Vespucius
A mapmaker would give this land the name
“_____” in honor of him.
America
