Virginia Experience 2nd Grade Solution Focus on the United States of America

Correlates with 2.1c,f,j; 2.4a
Christopher Columbus:
Brave Explorer
Christopher Columbus was born in Italy in 1451.
He grew up near the sea. He became a very good
sailor. Christopher learned how to navigate ships.
He also learned how to make maps.
Read each cause, and put a ✓ by the correct effect.
1. Christopher grew up near the sea.
____ A. He became a fisherman.
____ B. He became a good sailor.
navigate: direct the course of a ship by
using instruments and maps
At that time, people in Europe really liked silk cloth and spices
that came from Asia. But there was a problem. It was a very
long way between Europe and Asia. It took years for traders to
travel east across land on the “Silk Road.” They had to cross over
huge deserts and high mountains.
Europeans wanted a faster way to trade with Asia. Kings and
queens hired explorers to find a sea route to Asia. The first
country to find a sea route to Asia would become rich!
Sample
2. Europeans liked goods from Asia.
____ A. Traders traveled to Asia to get goods.
____ B. Traders said it was too far to travel to Asia.
3. Trade on the Silk Road took years.
____ A. Kings and queens stopped trading with Asia.
____ B. Kings and queens hired explorers to find a sea route.
Camel train to Asia
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