1502

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the calendar system in use?Julian calendar
2. What is the start day of the week?Saturday
3. What kind of year was 1502 in the Julian calendar?1502 was a common year with 365 days. February had its usual 28 days, and the year began on a Saturday.
4. Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do in 1502?Christopher Columbus went on his fourth and final voyage to the Americas, exploring the coasts of Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama to find a westward route to Asia.

Julian Calendar: A solar calendar established by Julius Caesar, characterized by a leap year every four years, which was the standard in Europe until the 16th century.
Age of Discovery: A historical period, roughly from the 15th to the 17th century, marked by European exploration and the expansion of global trade and colonial empires.
Columbian Exchange: The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Common Year: A calendar year that does not have an extra day, typically containing 365 days, as opposed to a leap year.