Christopher Columbus

On his voyage, he was looking for:

• food and animals
• his family
• silk and animals
• gold, silk, and spices.

When Christopher Columbus landed, he thought he was in the Indies and named the natives- Indians. 

• True
• False

Christopher Columbus's explorations marked the start of the _________________.

• Ice Age
• Age of Exploration

Name a few obstacles Christopher Columbus faced.

• No maps, lack of food on the trip, fought with Native people for their riches
• nothing to look for, no animals, no maps
• no clothes & no riches

Columbus had to ask the King and Queen of ______ several times over several years to fund his trip before they finally agreed. 

• England
• Spain
• Germany
• North America

What ocean did he travel across?

• Pacific
• Atlantic 

In what year to Columbus come to the new land the 1st time?

• 1452
• 1492
• 1544
• 1592

What was an obstacle Christopher Columbus faced on his voyages?

• He had no maps.

• India was far away.

• The Indians were brutal.

• Spain did not provide him with safe ships.

What was Columbus's goal?

• To find spices and gold.

• To claim land in America.

• To become governor of Spain.

• To find a faster route to Asia.

Why do we refer to the American natives as Indians?

• Because that is their name in their language.

• Because Columbus thought he landed in India.

• Because Marco Polo named them.