Chapter 2 test for Tuesday, October 17 2023 Flashcards
why did people think the world was flat? (3 reasons )
- that’s what they saw
- its what religion taught them
- they wouldn’t understand if they heard the actual explanation.
why didn’t Portugal back Columbus? (2 reasons)
- Portuguese experts didn’t agree with him.
- Portugal’s plan was to go around Africa (Diaz)
Why DID Spain back Columbus?
Spain was far behind on discovery to find an all water route to Asia so they took a chance on Columbus.
what WAS the line of demarcation and who got what
the pop divides the world in half Spain gets western hemisphere and Portugal gets the eastern hemisphere
why did the pope divide the world in half
- so the 2 leading catholic nations wont go to war
- responsibility to spread Christianity.
why WAS it important to know who, when, were an explorer did what he did?
- excepted practice of how they claimed land
- land belongs to discoverer.
What did Amerigo Vespucci do?(2 reasons)
1.he explored and mapped out north America ( aka new world )
2. concluded the new world is not Asia
what is the definition of “circumnavigate”
to travel around the world
why did the vikings discovery not change the world like Columbus did?
- nobody knew about it.
- Europe had barely any tools or technology to do anything about it.
what was the importance for the search of the northwest passage?
to find a way throughout north america.
