Stories of the past
history
900s
The Vikings
The most "daring" sailors
Vikings
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
to search for new discoveries (land, riches, science)
1290
Marco Polo
Vasco da Gama
The country Columbus was BORN in
Italy
Spanish word for land
tierra
1488
Italian merchant who went to Asia mainly by land and returned home around 20 years later.
Marco Polo
The direction Columbus traveled across the Atlantic Ocean
west
claim
to "say" something belongs to you
1492
Christopher Columbus
Wanted to find a way to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean
Christopher Columbus
The name Columbus gave to the Natives of the land
Indians
merchant
someone who BUYS and SELLS goods
1498
Portuguese explorer who made it to the southern tip of Africa
Bartholomeu Dias
Name 3 reasons why Columbus died an unhappy man
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