The opening of new sea routes
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Compare Columbus and Vasco da Gama: who, which year, where to?
Columbus — 1492, west to America; Vasco da Gama — 1498, around Africa to India.
2
Columbus arrived in 1492 and Vasco da Gama in 1498. How many years are between them?
6
3
Why were the compass and astrolabe needed? Write two sentences.
At sea one must know direction and position. The compass gave direction and the astrolabe position by the stars.
4
On a map find Spain, Portugal, Africa, India and America and draw both routes.
Columbus: Spain, west, America. Vasco da Gama: Portugal, around Africa, India.
5
Write one good and one hard consequence of the discoveries.
Good: world trade arose. Hard: local peoples suffered from disease and conquest.