columbus age of exploration

Question 1

where and when was columbus born

Answer 1

genoa 1451

Question 2

what did columbus call his proposal that by sailing west could reach the spice islands and why

Answer 2

the enterprise of the indies the spice islands were called the east indies

Question 3

why would porutugal not support him

Answer 3

they were more interested by searching for a route to asia by going down the coast of africa

Question 4

who was in charge of spain at the time

Answer 4

king ferdinand and queen isabella

Question 5

why did spain agree to the voyage

Answer 5

they hoped this voyagr could help them beat the portugese in the race for the a route to the spice islands
and they wanted to spread christianity

Question 6

whta port did columbus sail from

Answer 6

palos

Question 7

what 3 ship did columbus travel with

Answer 7

pinta, mina and santa marina

Question 8

where did they first sail to and what did they do there

Answer 8

canary islands to collect supplies and carry out repairs

Question 9

what happened on 12 of october

Answer 9

land was seent from the pinta columbus named it san salvidor

Question 10

what did he call the natives and why

Answer 10

indians because he thought he reached asia

Question 11

what other islands did he sail to

Answer 11

cuba hispanola(haiti) and dominican republic

Question 12

what happened to the santa mina

Answer 12

it hit a rock and had to be abondoned

Question 13

what ship did columbus sail on onthe way to america

Answer 13

santa mina

Question 14

what ship did he sail back on

Answer 14

nina

Question 15

what did columbus bring back with him

Answer 15

a few natives and a bit of gold

Question 16

what welcome did columbus recieve

Answer 16

heros welcome

Question 17

what action did they take to protect their discoveries and why

Answer 17

at columbruses urging they acte dto protect their discoveries
they signe d the treaty of versailes which splot theland discovered to the west to spain and the land discovered to the east to potugal

Question 18

what did columbus bring back on his second journey

Answer 18

pineapple turkey,tobacco and a hammock

Question 19

what did columbus discover on later voyages

Answer 19

puerto rico, trinadad , jamaica and pananama and the mouyh of the onrinoco river

Question 20

what did he bring over on his second voyage

Answer 20

1000 settlers

Question 21

what did he find on hissecond voyage

Answer 21

a large amount of gold on the island of hispanola

Question 22

how many voyages did he have in total

Answer 22

4

Question 23

what happened on his third voyage

Answer 23

he got in a fight with govener of hispanola and was sent back to spain in chains

Question 24

whta happened on his fourth voyage

Answer 24

he warned a differnent leader of hispanola of an incoming huriicaine , the governer did not listen and 24 ships were lost

Question 25

wht did columbus never reach

Answer 25

he never reached the east no matter how hard he searched he never china

Question 26

what happened after his 4th voyage

Answer 26

he became ill and died in wlladoid in 1506

Question 27

when and where did he die

Answer 27

vallaloid 1506

Question 28

wht did the wealth from the new world make spain

Answer 28

europes most powerful country