Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus

• Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.
• He was a very famous explorer and found many
  interesting discoveries.

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Fact File

• Christopher Columbus was a famous explorer.
• He was born in 1451.
• He died 26th November 1504.
• Christopher Columbus found America and proved the
  world was not flat.
• P.O.B Genoa , Italy.

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Columbuss early years

• Christopher Columbus never went to school but he
  did dream to be a famous sailor and this dream
  came true. He made the dream at the age of
  seventeen.

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Preparing for the voyage.

• Christopher Columbus went to the English to get
  some funding for his voyage. But the English
  thought he was mad, so he went to the Queen of
  Spain and she gave him some money to buy a ship
  and a crew.

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Life on board

• Life on board was very hard.
• They had to eat biscuits, salted beef and salted
  fish.
• There were lots of jobs to do on the ship like
  scrubbing the decks and putting the sails out.

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Columbus voyages

• Soon after landing at Pallor's in March 1493,
  Columbus wrote to the King and Queen. He reported
  that he had claimed money for Spain.

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Discoveries

• Christopher Columbus set sail to India but really
  he ended up in Florida, America. He called
  America The New World and his journey proved
  the world was not flat.

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CONCLUSIONS

• We think that Columbus is important because he
  found America to live in. He also discovered the
  world was not flat so when were at school we know
  correct facts.

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Christopher Columbuss Life.

• By Zak, Alima , Sanom.