Study guide for Christopher Columbus - VA Third Grade
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| 1744795337 | Where was Christopher Columbus born? | Italy | 0 | |
| 1744795338 | What did Columbus want to be? | Sailor | 1 | |
| 1744795339 | Who gave Columbus money, men, and ships? | Queen Isabella | 2 | |
| 1744829936 | How many ships did the Queen give Columbus? | Three | 3 | |
| 1744829937 | What year did Columbus sail the ocean? | 1492 | 4 | |
| 1744829938 | What direction did Columbus sail? | West. | 5 | |
| 1744829939 | What country was Columbus trying to find? | Asia | 6 | |
| 1744829940 | How many men did Columbus take with him? | 90. | 7 | |
| 1744829941 | What did Columbus hope to discover? | Gold | 8 | |
| 1744829942 | What island did Columbus land on? | San Salvador. | 9 | |
| 1744829943 | What did Columbus name the natives he met on the island of San Salvador? | Indians | 10 | |
| 1744829944 | How old was Columbus when he died? | Around 60. He was born in 1451 and died in in 1506. Subtract. | 11 | |
| 1744829945 | Who taught Columbus to make maps? | His brother | 12 | |
| 1744829946 | What date did Columbus' voyage (trip) begin? | August 3, 1492. | 13 | |
| 1744829947 | What problems did Columbus face? | Small ships, weather, and disease. | 14 | |
| 1744829948 | What was his motivation or the reason for his travel? | To find a western route to Asia. | 15 | |
| 1744829949 | He was the first European to discover what? | A sea route to America; Discovered the New World. | 16 | |
| 1744829950 | What was the region in the Americas that he explored | San Salvador in the Bahamas. | 17 |
