Impact Ch.2 Lesson 1

Why was Columbus' voyage so dangerous?

• There was pirates

• No one had tried it before.

• It was agains the law.

When was the stern Rudder made?

• 1100s

• 1200s

• 1400s

• 1450s

When was the stern Printing press made?

• 1100s

• 1200s

• 1400s

• 1450s

When was the sextant and chronometer made?

• 1100s

• 1200s

• 1400s

• 1759s

What is navigation?

• When you make a map.

• When you drive an airplane.

• using GPS to find where you are going?

• The science of guiding a boat

Why did explores want to go west along the Atlantic ocean to China?

• Because it was faster

• Because of bandits and thieves

• Because the Middle East had blocked them.

• Because they liked the ocean.

Which religion went through a reformation and counter-reformation?

• Christian church

• Catholic church

• Protistan church

• Amish church

Why did Columbus convince the king and queen of Spain to fund his voyage?

• He tricked them

• They wanted to find a route to India that would make them money or profit.

• They knew America was there and wanted to take it over.

Who traveled all the way to the other side of the Americas and discovered the Pacific Ocean?

• Christopher Columbus

• Cabesa de Vaca

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Diego Cortez

What invention help spread the Adventures of Marco Polo and interest people in exploring?

• The Astrolabe

• The printing press

• The stern and rudder

• Merchants