Question

TIMELINE: fill in the blank.

1453- Ottomans took ____ dismantling the Byzantine Empire.

1478- Ferdinand and Isabella established the ____ to ensure the orthodoxy of recent converts to Catholicism.

1485- Columbus’ first proposal of a voyage west, while meeting with ____ of Portugal.

1486- Columbus proposes a voyage west to ___ and ___ of Spain.

1488- Portuguese navigator ___ rounds the Cape of Good Hope. The Portuguese are now closer to finding a sea route to the indies

1492- the ___, issued by Ferdinand and Isabella, expelled all Jews from Spain who did not convert to Catholicism, concluding the ___.

1492- ___ embarks on his voyage which will lead him to the Americas.

1497- ___ proves other Columbus had in fact encountered a new continent, a larger landmass than anyone had expected.

1507- A German mapmaker prints the first map showing the ___ as separate from Asia and Names the new continent America.

Answer 1

1453 - Ottomans took Constantinople dismantling the Byzantine Empire.

1478 - Ferdinand and Isabella established the Spanish Inquisition to ensure the orthodoxy of recent converts to Catholicism.

1485 - Columbus' first proposal of a voyage west, while meeting with John II king of Portugal.

1486 - Columbus proposes a voyage west to Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.

1488 - Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope. The Portuguese are now closer to finding a sea route to the indies.

1492 - The Alhambra Decree, issued by Ferdinand and Isabella, expelled all Jews from Spain who did not convert to Catholicism, concluding the Reconquista.

1492 - Columbus embarks on his voyage which will lead him to the Americas.

1497 - Amerigo Vespuci proves other Columbus had in fact encountered a new continent, a larger lndmass than anyone had expected.

1507 - A German mapmaker prints the first map showing the Western Hemisphere as separate from Asia and Names the new continent America.