1. Why do entrepreneurs sometimes need the support of venture capitalists? 2. What was innovative about Columbus’ exploration?

3. Why did the King and Queen of Spain invest in Columbus’ idea for exploration?

4. Why did Columbus need the support of the King and Queen to explore?

5. What were the benefits/risks of exploration for Columbus?

6. What were the benefits/risks of exploration for the King and Queen of Spain?

7. How successful was Columbus in his exploration?

1. Invention and innovation drive the U.S. economy. What’s more, they have a powerful grip on the nation’s collective imagination. The popular press is filled with against-all-odds success stories of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. In these sagas, the entrepreneur is the modern-day cowboy, roaming new industrial frontiers much the same way that earlier Americans explored the West. At his side stands the venture capitalist, a trail-wise sidekick ready to help the hero through all the tight spots—in exchange, of course, for a piece of the action.

2. New techniques of navigation, better knowledge of Atlantic currents and the development of caravels made it possible for Columbus to sail much closer to the wind.

3. Reasons why the King and Queen of Spain supported Columbus's voyage include that they hoped to find a new route to the Spice Islands and that they sought trading advantages over the Portuguese.

4. Columbus intrigued Queen Isabella since he promised new wealth. King Ferdinand was interested in the proposal as Columbus was willing to work cheap. The crown would authorize an expedition of just three small ships. The royals would not advance the costs of the voyage.

5. From the 15th century, European navigators sailed in search of new routes, lands and opportunities for trade and exploitation, spreading and gaining knowledge, and transforming the lives of peoples they encountered. Here, six historians debate whether we should celebrate or condemn these trailblazers...

6. Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.

Religious motivations can be traced all the way back to the Crusades, the series of religious wars between the 11th and 15th centuries during which European Christians sought to claim Jerusalem as an exclusively Christian space.

Europeans also searched for optimal trade routes to lucrative Asian markets and hoped to gain global recognition for their country.

7. The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he stumbled upon the Americas.

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Number 1, 5, 6, I am not so sure are these answers are like reasonable or descent

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