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Why Columbus?
First Voyage
Other Voyages
Aftermath
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Where was Columbus born
The Republic of Genoa, Italy
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Where did Columbus live after his shipwreck
Portugal
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What was Columbus and his crew looking for when they left spain
India
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How many voyages did Columbus go on total
4 Voyages
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When and how did Columbus die
He died of old age in 1506
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What year was Columbus born in
1451
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Where did Columbus go for expeditions
Africa
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What year did Columbus leave Spain
1492
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Why did Columbus keep on returning to the Americas
He wanted to prove that the land he found was valuable
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True or False: Columbus died still believing he had found India
True
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What was the occupation of his parents
Weavers
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What did Columbus learn during his expeditions
The currents of the Atlantic
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How long did it take them to find land
36 days
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What was Special about his third voyage
He reached the mainland
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What are some things Columbus is credited for
Opening the gate for European colonization
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Where would Columbus sail as a teenager
In the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea
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What are the 3 places that Columbus's idea got rejected in before he went to Spain
Portugal, Genoa, and Venice
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Where did Columbus and his crew land
Bahamas and Hispaniola
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What are some of the things that Columbus traded with the natives for
Gold and jewelry
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What are some things that Columbus is blamed for
The destruction of the native peoples on the islands he explored
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What happened to Columbus on his first voyage in the Atlantic
He got attacked by french pirates by the coast of portugal
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Who were the king and queen of Spain that said they would fund Columbus's trip
Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon
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What were the names of the ships they were sailing
The Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Niña
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What modern day country did Columbus land in on his third voyage
Venezuela
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What is the Colombian exchange
the wide-spread transfer of people, plants, animals, diseases, and cultures that greatly affected nearly every society on the planet