History activity, suitable for fourth and fifth year students, with questions about great navigations.
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The Europeans traded several products with the Orient, mainly with the Indies, in the 15th century (1401 to 1500) they started to look for maritime routes to the Orient, giving rise to the Great Navigations.
Europeans mainly sought spices, silk and perfumes.
The main countries and pioneers in great navigations were Portugal and Spain, which intended to reach the Indies.
In 1498, the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama managed to reach the city of Calicut, on the west coast of India, being the first European to reach the Indies by navigation.
Christopher Columbus began the Spanish navigations, departing towards the west, trying to circle the terrestrial globe to the Indies. He left the port of Palos in August 1492, commanding the Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña caravels.
Columbus arrived in the Antilles, today São Salvador, in October 1492, which was later proved by Amerigo Vespucci that it was a new continent. In his honor, the continent was named America.
Spain and Portugal signed a treaty called the Tordesillas in 1494, defining the lands discovered after 370 leagues to west of the Cape Verde islands would belong to the kingdom of Spain and the other discovered lands would belong to the kingdom of Portugal.
1) In which century were the great navigations started?
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2) What products were the Europeans looking for in the East?
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3) Who were the pioneers in great navigations?
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4) Who is the first European to arrive in the Indies?
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5) Which navigator started the Spanish navigations?
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6) Where did Christopher Columbus arrive in October 1492?
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7) Who proved that the lands discovered by Christopher Columbus were a new continent?
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8) In what year was the Treaty of Tordesillas signed?
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9) What was established in the Treaty of Tordesillas?
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