I: After reading chapters 2 and 3 in Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen‚ which gave a new view on Christopher Columbus and the first thanksgiving. One concept that Loewen wrote about and Dr. J lectured about was that Christopher Columbus wasn’t actually the first one to “discover” the “New World”. In fact many people had been living there for sometime before he had arrived. They gave Columbus a sense of herofication which is "a degenerative process (much like calcification) that makes people over
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1492: Conquest of Paradise is a movie directed by Ridley Scott and it was released in 1992. The main character Christopher Columbus was played by Gerard Depardieu and the movie was about his attempt to find a way to go to India by sailing west. The movie begins with Columbus teaching his son how the earth is round. Then Columbus thinks about the ways to get to India and that the best way was to go west. The people in Salamanca agreed to seeing his proposal all they do is laugh at it and challenge
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Christopher Columbus - 1492 Sails to the New World. Amerigo Vespucci - 1502 American continents named after him. Vasco de Balboa - 1513 Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean. Hernando Cortez - 1521 Defeats Aztec Empire. Francisco Pizarro - 1533 Defeats Inca Empire. Hernando De Soto - 1539 Explores the southeastern US. Francisco de Coronado - 1540 Discovers the Grand Canyon Christopher Columbus - 1492 Sails to the New World. Amerigo
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Internet Activity- Chapter 23 1. What reason does Columbus give for keeping his journal? What does this reason tell us about his mission on this journey? Christopher Columbus’s determination to keep an account of his voyage was to perform the embassy of Fernando and Isabella. He wanted to keep a journal from his departure until he arrived at the Indies. Columbus wanted to write down everything he and his men performed or saw every day. He intended to draw a nautical chart containing the several
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shewed mercy to me‚ and helped me; and as he wounded me with one hand‚ so he healed me with the other. Christopher Columbus wrote the letter to Luis de Santangel to inform him of his discoveries of a series of islands on the edge of the Indian Ocean while he was on his voyage. He also stated that he had taken possession of the islands and named each of them a different name. Christopher Columbus describes each of the islands and the natives. The first person narrative form helps the purpose because
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Ferdinand were monarchs of Spain. Christopher Columbus was obsessed with the idea that he could reach the East by sailing west. In April 1492‚ after several attempts‚ Christopher Columbus finally convinced Isabella and Ferdinand to agree to finance his risky attempt to sail. Isabella and Ferdinand were eager to expand the wealth and influence of their monarchy. They were looking to receive praise and recognition for their accomplishments. August 3‚ 1492‚ Columbus sailed with three ships under
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The age of exploration was the time period that would change the world and be the catalyst for globalization and modernization. Both Christopher Columbus and Zheng He were young men who were ambitious to fulfill the needs and desires of their respected countries; In the case of Columbus‚ any country that would fund his mission. According to the readings‚ Columbus was denied by France and Portugal before Spain finally agreed to fund him. Zheng He on the other hand‚ was ordered by his Emperor. There
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that North or South America even existed. This was because it was believed that the world was flat and that if you sailed out far enough that you would sail off the edge of the earth. Finally‚ after reading of Marco Polo’s travels in Cathay‚ Christopher Columbus decided to challenge this. He believed that he could sail west and get to Asia. He eventually convinced King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth of Spain to fund his exploration. So what was it that motivated Europeans to explore the America’s in
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Isabella‚ Queen of Portugal‚ John‚ Prince of Asturias‚ Joanna I‚ Queen of Castile‚ Maria‚ Queen of Portugal‚ and Catherine‚ Queen of England. Isabella is famous for many important things. The most famous would be her sponsorship for Christopher Columbus to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes to find a way to get to India. In 1492‚ Isabella
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inspired to embark on this journey to find a trade route to Asia because their goods were getting hard to acquire. The Muslim power blocked easy access the east to these treasures and posed a military and religious threat to Europe. This was where Christopher Columbus purposed the idea of sailing west to end up on the eastern side of the world because he taught of the world as being round. The Portuguese sponsored the Europeans the technology they needed to commence their journey. Within this period they
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