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• What was the overland route from Europe to Asia called?

• Who wrote about and became famous for this route?

• What did Europeans trade for (what did they want) with Asia?

• What era was a rebirth in classical Greek & Roman ideas with an renewed interest in science, art & literature?

• What invention had the most impact on access of information?

• Who was the first European country to explore the World by sea?

• What did they not know about the world?

• Who did Columbus sail for?

• Where did Columbus believe he'd arrived?

• Did Columbus ever set foot in North America?

• Who was the first Europeans to set foot in North America?

• What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?