1. Bell work
1. What is Vasco De Gama known for? 2. Why is this important? 3. What is Dias known for? 4. Why is this important?

2. Christopher Columbus

3. Objectives Explain how Columbus gets his start
Explain how Columbus gets a sponsor to go explore
Explain reactions of both Native Americans and Columbus to the voyage

4. Early Life
Born in Genoa (modern Italy) to an ordinary family, father was a weaver
City is on the ocean, grew up and took to the sea
Had unusual ability to navigate

5. Pirate attack
At age 25 a ship he was on was attacked by pirates, ship was burned
Floated six miles to Portugal
Was amazed by Portugal, probably greatest sailor of the period.

6. The Plan Worked in many voyages
Proposed a new way to go to Asia for trade, promised riches
Few were interested
Pitched idea to kings and queens everywhere
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain (Portugal’s Rival) agree
Gave him three ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

7. The Trip Takes two months Crew plans to kill him
Luckily sees signs of land
Believes he is in India (East Indies)
Refers to people he meets as “Indios” which will later evolve to Indian
Finds little of the wealth he promised

8. The Reaction Natives believe the group is from the sky
Columbus has no clue as to where he is
Interaction are friendly for the most part
Wrecks the Santa Maria
Some of his group stays behind as a small colony
Columbus returns to Spain as a hero

9. Recap
1. Tell about Columbus’s early life.

10. Summary Questions 1. How did Columbus get his start as a mariner?
2. How did Columbus gain a sponsorship?
3. What promises did Columbus make to Ferdinand and Isabella?
4. Why did Columbus’s crew nearly kill him

11. Columbus Part II

12. Voyage 2
Columbus returns to the new world, the people he left behind had all been killed
Columbus is harsh with the Natives, took many as slaves, made more pay tribute in gold
Disease began taking toll on both groups
Set up new colony

13. Lasting Impacts Discovered New World
Started 1st Permanent European Colony
Exchange of disease devastated native communities
Opened up Spanish exploration

14. Fourth Voyage
Columbus returned to Spain, cleared but stripped of a lot of his titles and money
Was allowed to return on a fourth voyage
Made it to Panama
Crashed in Jamaica
Stranded for a year
Nearly killed by his own people and by Indian
Had to negotiate for food, blocked out the moon
Eventually returned to Spain, broke, poor health

15. Third Voyage Actually makes it to South America
Returns to the colony and it is barely running
Revolts have broken out
Columbus executed many of the Spaniards
Investigator arrived, accused Columbus of mismanagement and arrested him

16. Summary Questions 5. How many times did Columbus go to the new world?
6. What happened to Columbus on the Third trip?
7. How do Columbus use his knowledge of the solar system to get food from the Native Americans?