Page 2 discusses the motivations for European exploration including seeking new trade routes, spreading Christianity, and finding gold and glory. Page 3 describes key technologies like maps, compasses, and ships that enabled exploration. Page 4 profiles Christopher Columbus as the explorer who discovered the New World.

This handy Christopher Columbus Biography Template is the perfect resource for learners to write about Christopher Columbus. This biography template has a simple structure to allow learners to show what they have learnt about PERSON from their own research.

In two volumes, The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia contains more than 350 signed original articles ranging from 250 to more than 10,000 words, written by nearly 150 contributors from around the world. The work includes cross-references, bibliographies for each article, and a comprehensive index.

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2014年9月26日 · Christopher Columbus (Rookie Biographies) by Mary Dodson Wade. Columbus Day (Rookie Read-About Holidays) by Christina MIA Gardeski. Crafts, Activities, and More. Work in some astronomy and discover if a lunar eclipse really saved Christopher Columbus’ life with this resource from Experience Astronomy.

Scrapbook kept by Mary Otis Stevens containing letters, photographs and clippings documenting her nephew William Dixon Stevens' participation in the Harvard Columbus Expedition, 1937-40, a sailing expedition sponsored by Harvard University to follow Christopher Columbus' route from Spain to the New World.

Christopher Columbus opened the world of the Americas to his fellow Europeans. Europeans called Vikings had reached the Americas hundreds of years before Columbus first arrived there in 1492. However, the Vikings did not establish long-lasting settlements. Columbus explored the area and brought back more Europeans with him on later trips.

Christopher Columbus was born in Italy in 1451 and worked as a businessman and trader. He believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1492, Columbus convinced the King and Queen of Spain to fund his voyage, where he landed in the Bahamas thinking he had reached Asia, actually discovering the Americas.

Try to combine text with your pictures. Examples will be shown in class. Be creative and colorful. Give enough information to include: *where and when they were born *childhood life (parents, how they lived, problems encountered, accomplishments in school, siblings) This is up to their college career if applicable.

My First Biography: Christopher Columbus Big Activity Subject: Students draw an event from Christopher Columbus' life and circle where their event would be on the timeline. Created Date: 9/6/2012 3:08:33 PM