The Exploration of Christopher Columbus

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The Exploration of Christopher Columbus

• This is all about Christopher Columbuss life .
  

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Fact file

• He was born in 1451
• Place of birth Genoa, Italy.
• Famous for Proving the world was not flat and
  finding America. Columbus was sent by his father
  on a business voyage. From the beginning, he
  fell in love with the sea. For several years he
  worked as a merchant.
• His ship was called Santa Maria .

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Food Supplies .

• Biscuit
• Beer, drink
• Salt Beef
• Salt fish
• Butter
• Cheese

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Life on board.

• As the ships sailed further from Spain Columbuss
  crew became so frightened, that they were
  threatening to throw him overboard and return
  home.

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Jobs on board

• They used to scrub the decks, the lower and upper
  decks.
• They used to lower the right and left side of the
  anchor.
• They lowered all the sails.
• They used to watch out for other ships about to
  attack.

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Treasures and Discoveries

• Historians believe that it was Columbus who found
  out that the world was not flat and discovered
  America, not John Cabot. Christopher Columbus set
  sail to India but really he ended up in Florida,
  America.

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Why is Columbus important?

• We think he is important because he found out
  that the world was not flat and he discovered
  America.

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This Is Our Project on Christopher Columbus

• By Sam, Jade and Nadina