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Coming of the Europeans Flashcards

1
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Where and when was Christopher Columbus born?

A

Genoa, Italy in about 1451

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2
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Columbus’s birth name was?

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Cristoforo Columbo

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3
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Columbus was the son of a _________

A

weaver

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4
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From 1477, whenever Columbus wasn’t at sea he lived where?

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Lisbon

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5
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What influenced columbus to believe that it was possible to reach the east( indies )by sailing to the west?

A

ptolemy’s geography and the views of Paolo Toscanelli

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6
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What was the nationality of Paolo Toscanelli?

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Italian

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7
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What was the name that the Europeans used to call China?

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Cathay

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8
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Paolo Toscanelli estimated that the distance from Europe to Cathay was no more than _________?

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5000 nautical miles

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9
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Define patronage

A

the support given by an organization to someone (a patron)

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10
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What was the name of Columbus’s younger brother?

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Bartholomew

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11
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Who was Queen Isabella’s husband?

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King Ferdinand of Aragon

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12
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Queen Isabella agreed to columbus’s first project in?

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`1492

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13
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What was the agreement that was made between Columbus and Queen Isabella?

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all the lands that were discovered would be the exclusive property of the House of castile and should be settled by only castillians. In return Isabella would give Columbus three caravels, the title of “Viceroy” of all the lands he discovered with control over their trade and shipping and a tenth share of their wealth.

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14
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In what year was Columbus’s first voyage?

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1492

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15
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What were the names of Columbus’s three ships and how much did they weigh?

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Nina (50 tons), Pinta (54 tons), Santa Maria (90 tons)

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16
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Which of Columbus’s three ships was his flagship?

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Santa Maria

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17
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Columbus chose two brothers as his other captains on his first voyage, what were their names?

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Martin Pinzón & Vicente Pinzón

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18
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How many men made up Columbus’s ship crew on his first voyage?

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94 men

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19
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Columbus sailed from Palos in south-west Spain on?

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August 3, 1492

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20
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Columbus made first for the Canary Islands the ____________ off the north-west coast of Africa which after it had been discovered in the __________ century, had been awarded to _______ by the Pope.

A

archipelago, fourteenth, Spain

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21
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On ___________ Columbus’s crew saw ________ which indicated land and the next day Columbus sighted an island in the Bahamas to which he gave the name ____________.

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October 11, birds, San Salvador.

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22
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Columbus explored the northern coast of Cuba which he named _________ after _______________________

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Juana, Prince Juan of Spain

23
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What is the windward passage?

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a strait in the Caribbean Sea between the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola

24
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Columbus and his crew landed at Hispaniola on __________

A

December 16, 1492

25
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At a place on the north coast now called Caracol Bay, Columbus decided to found a settlement called __________?
Why did he name it that?

A

La Navidad, because it was christmas time when he found it

26
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How many men volunteered to stay with Columbus at the settlement he found at Caracol Bay?

A

40 men

27
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A friendly cacique named _______________ assisted in carrying timbers from the wrecked Santa Maria to help build a fort

A

Guacanagari

28
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Columbus set sail in the Nina on his return voyage on ___________, and two days later the Pinta rejoined him.

A

January 4, 1493

29
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Name four things Columbus brought back home after his first voyage

A

parrots, gold, cotton and nine taino captives

30
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Why were Tainos referred to as Indians?

A

Columbus b was convinced that he had reached the Indies

31
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Columbus’s two ships arrived back to Palos from his first voyage on _____________________

A

March 13, 1493

32
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After Columbus’s first voyage, their was some sensation in Spain. What happened?

A

Columbus was made ‘Admiral of the Ocean Sea Viceroy and Governor of the Islands that he hath discovered in the Indies’ and in April 1493 he was received with great excitement by the King and Queen of Barcelona, where they were holding court.

33
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When did Columbus make his second voyage into the new world?

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1493-1496

34
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How many months after his return from his first voyage was Columbus sent back for his second?

A

seven months

35
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Define armada

A

a fleet of warships

36
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For his second voyage, Columbus was provided with an armada of _____ ships. Between these carried atleast _____ seamen, colonists, clergy and officials with not one ______ among them. The nine Taino captives were also included to act as _______.

A

17, 1200, woman, interpreters

37
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Name a few things which were taken from the second voyage

A

cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and sugar cane from the Canary Islands

38
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On his second voyage Columbus reached the Indies on ________________ at ________

A

November 3, 1493, Dominica

39
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How did the Caribbean island ‘Dominica’ receive its name?

A

Columbus named Dominica after the Spanish word for Sunday.

40
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When Columbus reached the West Indies in 1493 he was first at Dominica and from there he went to ___________ and to ___________

A

Marie Galante, Guadeloupe

41
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How did the island ‘Marie Galante’ in Guadeloupe receive its name?

A

Columbus named Marie Galante after his flagship Santa Maria.

42
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Define flagship

A

the ship that carries the commander of a fleet

43
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Name all the islands that Columbus named on his second voyage

A

Montserrat, Redonda, Antigua, Nevis, St. Christopher, St. Eustatius, Saba, Santa Cruz, and the Virgin Islands.

44
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Columbus was making first for Hispaniola, but he stopped first at Puerto Rico where he found a Taino tribe called ________

A

Borinquen

45
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Columbus reached La Navidad on ______________ to find that the settlement _____________. he had left it under the care of ______________ and warned his men _____________. Columbus blamed the Taino and took revenge by _________ them.

A

November 27, disappeared, Guacanagari, not to interfere with local women, massacring

46
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Columbus sent some Taino back to Spain as ________, but _________ set them free and was angry with Columbus.

A

slaves, Isabella

47
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Define mutiny

A

to refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority

48
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The Spanish settlers were unhappy at finding so little gold and they _______ when Columbus put them to work building another settlement on the north coast which he named _________..

A

mutinied, Isabella

49
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What was the name of Columbus’s unpopular brother whom he left in charge of Hispaniola when he went exploring?

A

Diego

50
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When Columbus returned to Hispaniola he was faced with a Taino attack which nearly all the _______ except _________ had united. With only _____ armed men, Columbus defeated thousands of Taino on the _________.

A

caciques, Guacanagari, 200, Vega Real Plain

51
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After the defeat in Hispaniola, Columbus enslaved _____ tainos. All the males over ______yrs were forced to labor for the Spaniards or pay a tribute of _______________________________ every _______ months.

A

500, a half an ounce of gold or twenty five pounds of cotton, 3

52
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Bad reports of the Columbus brother were heard sympathetically by ________?
Who is he?

A

Juan de Fonseca, the controller of the settlement of the Indies who was jealous of Columbus

53
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A

History 4th form (10 decks)

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