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In 1451 Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. When he got older, he lived in Lisbon and worked there as a trader. When he was a kid, he was sailing and exploring. Columbus believed that there was a shortcut to the Indies by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean.

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 1493- Columbus asks for money for his trip

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 1493- Columbus asks for money for his trip

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Columbus was trying to convince the Kings of Portugal, France, and England to give them money. Columbus traveled to Spain to see King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of for fundraising for his trip. August 3rd, 1492, the day Columbus travels to the Indies. Columbus and his crew traveled to the Indies with the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. Then, Columbus and his crew traveled westward.

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Columbus was traveling 150 miles each day while going to the Indies. Columbus failed to find the Indies and went to the New World. It also took him 3 months just to go to the New World by ship. Columbus is very persistent because _______.

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3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain

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Christopher Columbus died on May 20, 1506 when he was 54 years old.
His legacy is that he introduced the Europeans to the New World. Columbus discovered North America. Until Columbus' death, he believed that the Bahamas were the Indies. He died thinking that he made it to Asia.

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Francisco Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain 1474. Pizarro's father was in a Spanish Army colonel. His mother was a poor woman and lived in Trujillo. When Pizarro was little, he wrote a early life about him. His grandparents were never married.

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Pizarro wanted new natural resources because they ran out. He also wanted glory and power. Pizarro was also greedy and had dreams of becoming rich. So he attacked the Incas, taking months to get over there.

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Pizarro defeated the Incas by horses and weapons. Pizarro also defeated them by teaching the horses techniques. He taught them to listen to his army followed by Pizarro. They also made a gun that only made sound to scare the Incas and run away. Pizarro also defeated them by using books and printing presses. The Incas never knew what books and printing presses were.

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Pizarro brought small pox and other diseases that he and his army were immune to. They were immune to it because they lived their whole life with animals that had germs. Also, 95% of the New World died because of the disease Pizarro brought. Pizarro affected the civilizations by killing 2,000 Incas and imprisoned 5,000 Incas.

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Cortes was born in Medellin, Spain 1485. He was a Spanish conquistador and he conquered the Aztecs. Cortes sailed to the New World when he was 19. Cortes joined a voyage to Cuba. After that, Cortes went to go and explore to Mexico.

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Cortes was very greedy and wanted fame and natural resources, especially gold. Cortes was ungrateful, selfish, and crazy. Cortes heard that people were unhappy so they wanted revenge. Cortes was also greedy for wealth. The Aztecs were more wealthy than the European Nation.

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Cortes defeated the Aztecs by using military strategies. He kidnapped their leader and the Aztecs panicked. Cortes conquered the Aztecs by military strategies. He kidnapped their leader and the other Aztecs panicked. Cortes also defeated the Aztecs because they didn't fight back.

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Cortes is a controversial figure, especially in mexico. Cortes made a book to help other explorers to find out about other people. He wrote in the book about a bendy sword for fighting at war. Cortes affected the Aztec civilization by bringing small pox to the New World.