Respond to the questions about Christopher Columbus.

Where was Christopher Columbus born?

How old was Christopher when he first went to sea?

What happened to Christopher to allow him to settle in Portugal?

When did Columbus die?

Knowing that the world was round, what did Columbus wish to establish and discover?

Who financed Columbus' plan?

What did 15th century Europeans not know existed at the time of Columbus' first voyage? (hint: two continents and an ocean)

What did Columbus promise to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?

What was promised to Columbus if his trip was successful?

What were the names of the three ships that Columbus sailed with on his first trip? Which ship was the fastest, and which was the slowest? Which ship sank?

What is a popular myth concerning Columbus' first crew? What is the real truth?

What Did Columbus discover on his first trip?

On October 12, 1492, when Columbus and his crew reached an island in the Bahamas, what did the native people give to him? What did Columbus give to them?

What did Columbus report to the court in Madrid that he had found? Had he really found what he had claimed to have found?

With what did Columbus build a fort - La Navidad - on the island of Hispaniola?

What Did Columbus discover on his second trip?

What Did Columbus discover on his third trip?

People were in the Americas long before Columbus stumbled upon them. Who was reportedly the first group to settle the Americas? Who was the second group?

Why does Columbus receive so much attention if he indeed did not discover America?