Where the birds led Flashcards
“________ was the man who discovered America expecting to have arrived in the Indies.”
“Christopher Columbus was the man who discovered America expecting to have arrived in the Indies.”
“Columbus eagerly devoured tales of an Italian Trader named _________, who had traveled through all the Silk Road and arrived in Cathay (now called China)”.
“Columbus eagerly devoured tales of an Italian Trader named Marco Polo, who had traveled through all the Silk Road and arrived in Cathay (now called China)”.
“For five weeks in the late summer and autumn of _________ the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria had sailed west across the Atlantic.”
“For five weeks in the late summer and autumn of 1492 the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria had sailed west across the Atlantic.”
“Columbus asked ________ of Portugal to bankroll an expedition.”
“Columbus asked King John of Portugal to bankroll an expedition.”
“In 1488 __________ had sailed around Africa’s southern tip into the Indian Ocean.”
“In 1488 Bartolomeu Dias had sailed around Africa’s southern tip into the Indian Ocean.”
“In August 1492 the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria set out with ________ in command.”
“In August 1492 the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria set out with Columbus in command.”
“Which was the nickname whom Columbus used to call himself?”
“The Admiral of the Ocean Sea.”
“What the Portuguese found on the Coast of Africa?”
“Gold, Ivory, Slaves to buy and sell.”
“From what port did Columbus came from?”
“The Italian Port of Genoa
“Who met with the Great Khan of Cathay and wrote about marvels and riches beyond the count?”
“Marco Polo”
