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Christopher Columbus was born in quite an old age 1451 he had a sister Bianchinetta and three younger brothers, Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Pellegrino and Giacomo in Genoa Italy he was a young boy with a bumpy sails ahead...

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At the young age of 10,  Christopher was first setting sail. in 1470 his family moved to Savona. But i the mean time he enjoyed reading "The Travels Of Marco Polo".

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Christopher now all grown up had to have insperation to go out to sea on his own voyage. He soon realised Marco Polo was the greatest insperation he would ever have soon he was going to kings and queens hoping for luck on a voyage... as  some years ago he was given a map not any map a map that would take you to Asia but with a west rout. Now he was hoping  to get 3 ships for the voyage many crew members and to be famous of bringing back spices to his king and queen..

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Following a battle in 1476, Christopher Columbus was shipwrecked off the coast  of portugal. He swam ashore and joined his brother Bartolomeo, who was working in lisbon as a Cartographer. Christopher Columbus sailed to icland in 1477 and by 1478 was a merchant for the Genoese firm Centurioni. in 1479 Christopher Columbus spent the years between 1482 and 1485 trading along the West African Coast. In  1479 Christopher Columbus spent the years between 1482 and  1485 trading along the West African Coast. In 1484 he made an unsuccessful  attempt to gain royal patronage, from King John II of Portugal, for his plan to find a quicker trade route to the Indies by crossing the Atlantic. Christopher columbus wife, Felipa Perestrello Moniz, died of consumption [a wasting disease also known as pulmonary tuberculosis] in 1485, and  Christopher Columbus moved to Cadiz in spain. A year later he was introduced to Dona  Beatriz Enriques de Arana, an orphan who was from a noble Spanish family in Cordoba. He began a relationship with her and in 1488 his second son, Ferdinand, was born. Christopher  Columbus continued to seek support for his plans to cross the Atlantic but had his proposals declined by King Ferdinand of spain, King Charles VIII of France and KIng Henry VII of England... Yes ALOT of kings but..

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Following intercession by Juan Perez, a priest who had acted as a confessor to Queen Isabella of spain, King Ferdinand finally   agreed to finance and supply ships for the expition. Three ships where supplied to Christopher Columbus for the expedition, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. of the Admiral, soon to be setting sail!

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Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 I even have a ryme "in 1492 Christopher sailed the ocean blue!" but im getting distracted! lets continue Christopher and his crew on the santa maria where starving after 2 long months on the ocean with crew sleeping on the deck if not wet but after a long time land was spotted! but it was not the East Indies as he had thought...

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he had found the Americas! now known as America. Once he was there he began trading with the locals there the locals where not very happy though that he wanted to claim it for spain.... however he did not treat the locals very well and was later put to jail. on the way back home Santa Maria hit a reef and was wrecked. The other two ships made it home safely. Columbus went back to save his men but by that time, they had all died.. On his return, he was diagnosed with arthritis , wich caused his body much pain The king and queen did not award him as promised as they thought he was ill.

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On the 20th may 1506 Columbus' health took a turn for the worst and he died, aged 54...

Today, he is remmbered as a 'path-breaking explorer' who transformed the new world. his actions created changes that would impact native populations in the counties he explored.

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Lets talk Christopher!

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For my presontation I used: pic collage, padlet, youtube, chatterpics! I hope You ENJOYED!

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Congratulations Saskia! I very much enjoyed your timeline about Columbus. You have used your class time productively and made good use of the resources provided. You also successfully included the checklist items. Your drawings and picture selection were terrific. The chatterpix was very creative as well. You also added a few extra elements to your timeline, like the 'Fun Facts' section. Just some feedback to double check your spelling and punctuation before publishing. I hope you enjoyed this topic of Explorers this term and especially learning about Christopher Columbus as well as navigating the Padlet App. Well done 🤩