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Who financed Christopher Colombus's expedition?

A device used by sailors to measure latitude, or distance north or south of the equator is

World Explorers Medieval Times Today Chapter 6 Section 2

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A device used by sailors to measure latitude, or distance north or south of the equator is
an astrolabe
a circumnavigator
a navigator
a caravel
2
Who financed Christopher Colombus's expedition?
Answers 2 and 3
King Philip
Queen Isabella
King Ferdinand
3
Who circumnavigated the world in 1519?
Ferdinand Magellan
Queen Isabella
Christopher Colombus
Prince Henry
4
How many started on the voyage with Magellan in 1519?
about 1000
about 64
About 250
about 18
5
Expert sailors were called
caravels
circumnavigate
navigators
astrolabes
6
How did Magellan die?
He died of Yellow Fever.
He drowned in a shipwreck.
He was killed in a battle in the Philippines.
He fell off his horse and broke his neck.
7
Who rounded the southernmost tip of Africa, then sailed up eastern coast, then across to India?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Colombus
Vasco da Gama
Prince Henry
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A large ship that is larger, stronger, easier to steer and faster than other ships was called
to circumnavigate
a navigator
a caravel
an astrolabe
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Why was Prince Henry call Henry the Navigator?
Because he expertly navigated his ship on expeditions.
Because he circumnavigated the earth.
Because he opened navigation schools.
Because he dreamed of sailing on ships and exploring.
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With the new spirit of curiosity of the Renaissance
Europeans began to explore beyond their own shores.
Europeans embraced trade with the Italians.
Europeans resisted change.
the vast majority of Europeans never left their villages.