CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506) Christopher Columbus is one of the best-known of all explorers. He is famous for his voyage in 1492‚ when he "discovered" America while he was looking for a way to sail to Asia. Columbus was probably born in Genoa‚ Italy‚ around 1451. His real name was Christoforo Columbo. His wife‚ a Portuguese women who he married around 1480‚ was Felipa Perestrello e Moniz. They had one son named Diego. He made several voyages to the New World‚ which he thought was Asia
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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy in 1451. Ever since Columbus was a little boy he loved the sea. Christopher Columbus became a sailor at the age of 15 years old. After many years or experience with the sea and with a captain with him he became an excellent sea captain. Over the years Columbus collected all sorts of maps that showed that the earth was round some maps even showed that it was possible to sail west end up east. One of Columbus’s maps showed that Japan
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de Gama was able to reach it in 1498. Portugal eventually was successful in having trade stations in India‚ Africa‚ China‚ and the East Indies. Christopher Columbus’ exploration in 1492 was encouraged by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Columbus’ motives were to spread the word of Christianity and find wealth‚ mostly in gold. He landed in the Americas four times and southern portions of the Bahamas. He later moved to Hispanola were he could trade with the Arawoks. Some of the famous Spanish explorers
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a certainty that the United States of America would not exist as it does today. The event I am speaking about of course is the world famous voyage of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus‚ and his subsequent discovery of the American continents. One thing that is not disputed by any historian of merit is the fact that Christopher Columbus’ landing in the America’s led directly to the European colonization of the area‚ and this colonization (which Columbus was directly involved in) was brutally
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Most people know that Christopher Columbus discovered America‚ but are probably unaware of all the destruction that he caused in doing so. Columbus had an urge to sail west to the Indies where he ended up finding North America and did not even realize it. In fact‚ he made four voyages‚ mainly to the Caribbean and part of the north coast of South America and was sure it had to be the Indies. He was looking for gold and spices that he had read about‚ but was in the wrong place. His exploration brought
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Columbus In 1492 the Islamic armies tried‚ and succeed in cutting off much of the trade to the East.Th ey accomplished this by both closing the overland trade routes‚ and making the sea routes extremely inaccessible. During this time there were strong anti islamic feelings in the major European countries‚ this contributed to Columbus’s convincing the royalty of Spain to fund his expedition‚ because if this expedition succeed it would mean an excellent opportunity to export catholicism to foreign
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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy and died in 1506. He is the one who discovered the continent of America. He is a navigator‚ colonizer‚ and explorer. He had four voyages to accomplish his goal‚ which was to find the new land that Europeans did not know. Since 1484‚ he suggested supports for many trips to kings or queens in Spain‚ England‚ Portugal‚ and France but all those plans got rejected. Later‚ he got supports from Queen Isabella and King Fernando
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The courageous and unwavering spirit of Christopher Columbus led him to make the single greatest achievement of his time‚ discovering the New World. Columbus’ achievement‚ however ironic it may seem‚ set a precedent for future explorers through his perseverance and determination to blaze a trail into the unknown. Christopher Columbus’ claim to fame is discovering the New World‚ but he did so in a serendipitous fashion and completely unbeknownst to him. At the time‚ many countries were in search
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Christopher Columbus is one of the most well known figures in United States history. He is credited with finding the Americas‚ even though he mistook it for India. Though he didn’t realize it at the time‚ Columbus and his crew changed the course of history forever. Christopher Columbus was born on October 31‚ 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy where he was also raised. While still in his teenage years he involved himself in sailing. He worked on a merchant ship until he was 19 years old. He then began to study
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Chapter 10-Body Weight and Its Management In 2009‚ about 63% of American adults were overweight or obese. Overweight-has more fat‚ muscle‚ bone‚ and/or body water than a person whose weight is normal. Not necessarily bad‚ but people who have too much fat are at risk of being obese. Obesity-a condition characterized by excessive and unhealthy amounts of body fat. Prevalence of obesity in the US rose rapidly between 2000-2010 2000-20% or more of the adult population in 22 states were obese
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