Family life
What was his father's job?
Wool merchant
What was Columbus determined to find, but never did?
A direct water route from Europe to Asia
Where was Columbus born?
Genoa, Italy
What was Columbus promised to get out of all the riches he discovered?
10% of all he found
Where did Columbus present his plan to officials?
Portugal and England
What was Columbus's sister's name?
Bianchinetta
What kind of explorer was Columbus?
Italian
Who attacked Columbus's ship in 1476?
Pirates
Where did Columbus's ships land?
Bahamian Islands
What did Columbus want?
Fame and fortune
What was Columbus's father's name?
Domenico Columbus
What did Columbus write in his journal?
Wildlife that he encountered, like dolphins and birds, to the weather, to the moods of his crew
What was Columbus's job that he had when he was a teenager?
Worked on a merchant ship
What day did Columbus's ship make it to land?
October 12
What were the names of the three ships he used?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
What was Columbus's mother's name?
Susanna Fontanaro
What was Columbus's goal?
To find a direct water route West from Europe to Asia
What did Columbus study?
Mathematics, astronomy, cartography and navigation
What did Columbus search for when he sailed the Caribbean?
Pearls, precious stones, gold, silver, spices, other objects, and merchandise
At the end of the 15th century, what was Columbus confronted with while traveling by land?
Hostile armies
What was Columbus's brothers' names?
Bartolomeo, Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacomo
What did Columbus think he discovered?
America
When Columbus's boat sank, what did he float on?
A scrap of wood
How many trips did Columbus make across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain?
4
What problem did Portuguese explorers solve?
They chose to travel by sea