Venice, Italy’s Impact on the Age of Exploration From Marco _____ to Christopher Columbus

Meanwhile, in most of Europe . . .

And then the Byzantine empire (Christian – east side of the old Roman empire) fell to the Ottoman empire (Muslim)

What was this area of the world called in the 13 th , 14 th , and 15 th centuries? (2 names) What country is this today?

Where did he think he was? What did Columbus call his discovery?

1492

What do we call these people?