Brave New World: The Early Explorers

Question 1

Spanish Motives

Answer 1

To make the natives into slaves and convert them to Christianity. Wanted to help with the Crusades and get more people on their side.

Question 2

Columbus

Answer 2

Left for adventure, evangilism, and was actually trying to sail to India but ended up in America.

Question 3

Heno the Navigator

Answer 3

Sailed to Africa, knew that there was land to the West

Question 4

Lannibal

Answer 4

When he found the Canary Islands everyone believed it was the last land before the edge of the earth.

Question 5

Taharka

Answer 5

He may have seen the South-American Shore

Question 6

Patrick

Answer 6

Wanted to evangilize barbarians, made gospels all over Europe

Question 7

St. Brendan

Answer 7

Beleived that he had landed in America and that is where the natives got their images of “Virachoca” and “Quetzacotl”

Question 8

Madoc of Whales

Answer 8

One of 17 Princes, he landed as far as Mobile Bay

Question 9

Erik the Red

Answer 9

His son Leif Erikson was blown off-course and landed in Canada

Question 10

Irish Travel Evidence

Answer 10

Ancient Carving written in Irish found in Wyoming

Question 11

Roman Travel Evidence

Answer 11

Roman Coins and leather scrape found in Tennessee

Question 12

Viking Travel Evidence

Answer 12

Several tribes have blonde hair and blue eyes, not native traits of America. An old map that Columbus had was labeled ‘Welsh Waters’ where the Gulf of Mexico is today.

Question 13

Christopher Columbus

Answer 13

Born in 1451 in Genoa. In 1492, Queen Isabella gave Columbus three old ships and wished him luck. On October 12 of that year, land was found.