Columbus and His Voyage
Arawaks
King and Queen of Spain
Child Sailors
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When did Columbus reach America?
What is October 12, 1492.
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How did the Arawaks treat Columbus when he first arrived?
What is welcoming.
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What percent of gold would Columbus receive if he returned to Spain with gold?
What is 10%.
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How many boys (NOT men) were on Columbus's three ships?
What is 20 boys.
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What were Columbus' ships names?
What is Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
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What was Columbus looking for?
What is gold.
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True or false. The Arawaks were treated poorly and seized by Columbus and his men.
What is true.
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What did Columbus lie to the King and Queen about?
What is reaching Asia, and finding Indians (people of the Indies).
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Since the men on the boat didn't have clean water to drink, what did they drink instead?
What is strong white wine.
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What country(s) is Hispaniola today?
What is Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Where was Columbus initially trying to go when he started his voyage? Why didn't they go by land?
What is the Indies, and it was a long and dangerous journey by land.
300
True or false. Arawaks were nomadic.
What is false. They practiced agriculture.
300
What did Columbus promise the King and Queen of Spain that he would bring back?
What is "as much gold as they need...and as many slaves as they ask."
300
What were older boys called?
What is criados.
300
Columbus and the Europeans caused a "complete genocide." What is a genocide?
What is the deliberate killing of an entire ethnic or cultural group.
400
What triggered Columbus to take Indians as prisoners?
What is tiny gold ornaments in their ears.
400
Why did the Arawaks not know what a sword is?
What is new technology from Europe.
400
How many men was he granted for his second expedition? How many ships?
What is 1,200 men, and 17 ships.
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What were the jobs of "pages" on the ships? Which job was most important?
What is cooking, cleaning, scrubbing the decks, and most importantly telling time.
400
In what year did Columbus and his men pick 500 captives to send to Spain?
What is 1495.
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Who decided to change the way Columbus' story was told? Why?
What is Bartolome de Las Casas. He did this because Columbus' actions resulted in slavery and death, but were being perceived as heroic.
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What were the main beliefs of the Awawaks?
What is hospitality and sharing.
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Why did the King and Queen of Spain not give Columbus many ships on his first voyage?
What is they didn't trust or believe him that the world was round. They believed it to be flat.
500
What is an ampolleta? What is it used for?
What is a half-hour glass filled with sand used to tell time.
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Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?
What is a young priest who helped the Spanish conquer Cuba. He spoke out against Spanish cruelty after giving up his plantation.
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