Questions
Beginning Through the Portuguese
Answer the questions in complete sentences on your own sheet of paper. Some questions need more than one sentence to answer it.
1. Who were the world's first explorers?
2. Why have people left the comforts of their homelands to face dangers and hardships in some unknown place?
3. Who were the Vikings?
4. Who was Eric the Red?
5. Why do you think he might have been called Eric the Red?
6. Who was Leif Ericson?
7. How do you suppose he got the name Ericson?
8. What did Eric the Red and Leif Ericson accomplish?
9. What were the Crusades?
10. When did they take place?
11. How long did they last?
12. How did people in Europe come to know about the fine products of the East?
13. Who were Nicolo, Maffeo, and Marco Polo?
14. How did they learn about the riches of the East?
15. How did people come to know about their travels?
16. What country became the leader in exploration during the 1400's?
17. How did King John 1 and his son, Prince Henry the Navigator, hope to obtain the riches of the East?
18. Who first sailed around the tip of Africa?
19. What is the southern-most point called?
20. Did everyone in Europe believe that the only way to reach the East was to sail around Africa? EXPLORER PAMPHLET QUESTIONS
"Christopher Columbus 1451-1506"
Answer each question in complete sentences on your own sheet of paper. Some questions may require more than one sentence.
1. Where was Christopher Columbus born and what was his family background?
2. Describe his early life.
3. Who was Martin Behaim?
4. What was wrong with his globe?
5. Why were all the countries in Europe interested in finding a water route to the East?
6. What was King John II of Portugal's reaction to Columbus's plan and payment requests?
7. Why did Bartholomew Columbus journey to England and France, while Christopher traveled to Spain?
8. How did Columbus happen to gain an introduction to Queen Isabella?
9. Why didn't the Queen's advisors like Columbus's plan?
10. Why did Columbus have to wait seven years before Spain agreed to sponsor his expedition? EXPLORER PAMPHLET QUESTIONS
"The First Voyage"
Answer each question in complete sentences on your own sheet of paper. Some questions may require more than one sentence.
1. From where did the little fleet sail?
2. How many men were on board and where was their first stop?
3. From what part in the Canary Islands and on what day did they sail on their great adventure across the Atlantic?
4. How did the crew feel one month later?
5. Describe what happened on October 12th,
6. Did Columbus realize he had discovered a whole new world?
7. What islands were discovered and named after he left San Salvador?
8. What happened to the Santa Maria?
9. When Columbus left for Spam, did any of his men stay behind? Why?
10. How did Columbus get the last laugh with King John of Portugal? EXPLORER PAMPHLET QUESTIONS
The Second Voyage, The Third Voyage, and The Fourth Voyage Answer each question in complete sentences on your own sheet of paper. Some questions may require more than one sentence.
1. How did the size of Columbus's second fleet compare with that of his first?
2. What did Columbus find when he reached Hispaniola?
3. What decision did he make regarding the location of the colony of Isabella?
4. How did the people of Spain react to his second voyage?
5. How did the size of Columbus's third fleet compare with that of the second?
6. What important discovery did Columbus make?
7. How did he return to Spain this time?
8. Columbus took one last trip to the New World. What was the main purpose for it?
9. How close did Columbus get to the Pacific Ocean?
10. Describe what happened on his fourth expedition.
11. How did Columbus's life end? EXPLORER PAMPHLET QUESTIONS
"Other Explorers'
Answer each question in complete sentences on your own sheet of paper. Some / questions may require more than one sentence.
1. What was Da Gama's important achievement?
2. For what country did he sail?
3. What country did John Cabot sail for?
4. How did he hope to reach the Indies when Columbus had failed?
5. What did Cabot discover?
6. How did his son, Sebastian, further these discoveries?
7. Haw was Balboa different from Columbus, De Gama, and Cabot?
8. How did he happen to arrive in Panama?
9. What great discovery did he make?
10. What kept explorers from most countries from sailing around Africa to the East?
11. From what country was Magellan from?
12. For what country did he sail?
13. Magellan actually found a waterway through the New World to the Pacific Where was this waterway actually located?
14. Although Magellan's ship, the Victoria, made it back to Spain, Magellan did not. What happened?
15. For what country did Cartier sail for?
16. What great river did he discover believing it would be a waterway to China? Christopher Columbus outline information
Fill in the blanks.
Personal life
1. Born in ______ in _________________
2. Son of a _________________________
3. Became a Portuguese _______________
4. Married _________ times.
5. Had________ sons.
6. Their names are ________________ and ________________.
7. Explored with his brothers ________________ and ______________.
8. Died in ______ in ________________________.
Discoverer Life
1. Sponsored by ______________________ of ____________.
2. First great voyage. Ships were ________, _________ and _________.
3. Left Palos on __________________.
4. Left Canary Island on _______________.
5. Arrived at ________ on ___________ and ____________.
6. Believed he reached _____________.
7. Was given titles: ___________________ and __________________.
8. Made _______voyages at all.
9. Did not remain hero in Spain because _________________________.
10. Island first to be San Salvador _____________________________.
11. Island now believed to be San Salvador ______________________. Answers
1. 1451, in Italy Genoa.
2. wool-weaving businessman
3. sea captain.
4. 2
5. 2
6. Diego and Ferdinand
7. Christopher and Bartholomew
8. 1506, Valladolid , Spain
Discoverer Life
1. Queen Isabella of Spain
2. Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta
3. August 3, 1492
4. September 6, 1492
5. Nina and Pinta on March 15, 1493
6. islands around India
7. Admiral of the Ocean Seas and Viceroy of the Indies
8. 4
9. only his first voyage was successful, on his second voyage he found no gold and little spices, on the third voyage the Columbus brothers were sent back to Spain in chains, and on his final voyage he failed in finding a water passage to the Indian Ocean.
10. Watling Islanad
11. Samana Cay
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