Chapter 1- A New World To Explore Flashcards
Date Columbus discover the New World:
October 12, 1492
Who do historians believe to be the first European to actually discover the New World/America?
Leif Ericson
Around what year do we believe that Leif Erickson discovered America?
A.D 1000
Between A.D 1000 and A.D 1300 what series of conflicts sought to drive the muslims out of the holy land?
The crusades
A major outcome of the crusades was an increase in what?
Trade
The crusades created what new class of Europeans?
The middle class
Marco Polo spent 20 years in the service of what Chinese ruler?
Kublai Khan
What was perhaps the most important Invention to influence the discovery of the New World?
The movable type printing press
Who created the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
In 1488 Who reach the Cape of great hope at the southern tip of Africa?
Bartholomew Días
In what year did the protestant reformation begin?
1517
Why was the protestant reformation so important?
It was a revival of biblical Christianity and we’re getting back to the Bible and were ejecting the doctrines and going back to the truth.
What Catholic monk posted The 99 theses and started the protestant reformation?
Martin Luther
After the flood from what location did god scatter the people on the face of the whole earth?
The Tower of Babel
How do we think people crossed from north Asia to North America after the flood?
Land bridge
Who called the native people of North America Indians?
Christopher Columbus
What Spanish king and queen sponsored Columbus’ expedition?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
On what date did Columbus reach the New World?
October 12, 1492