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2.  Born in Italy to common parents in 1451  Oldest of five children  Spent his childhood years on ships as a pirate  Married Felipa Perestrella e Moniz  Had two sons

3.  Petitioned King Henry VII of England  King John II of Portugal  King Charles VIII of France  All denied him

4.  Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain agreed to fund his expedition in 1492  He would receive 10% of all riches gathered  Left Palos, Spain in search of the Indies  Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria  90 men onboard

5.  http://www.history.com/topics/christoph er-columbus/videos#christopher- columbus-man-and-myth http://www.history.com/topics/christoph er-columbus/videos#christopher- columbus-man-and-myth

6.  Crew Members: threatened mutiny on him. There were convinced they had been sailing far too long and were going to throw him overboard if they didn’t see land soon enough  People He Conquered: Enslaved native inhabitants of the West Indies, forced them to convert to Christianity, and subdued them with violence to seek riches.

7.  http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/fa moushistoricalfigures/christophercolumbus / http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/fa moushistoricalfigures/christophercolumbus /

8.  Yes  Charted a route to the new world  Lead a dangerous and profitable exploration  No  Abused and took advantage of the Native People  Is credited for something people did before him  Everyone who was considered educated already assumed the world was round