2. The Exploration of Christopher Columbus This is all about Christopher Columbus’s life.

3. Fact file He was born in 1451 Place of birth: Genoa, Italy. Famous for: Proving the world was not flat and finding America. Columbus was sent by his father on a business voyage. From the beginning, he fell in love with the sea. For several years he worked as a merchant. His ship was called Santa Maria.

4. Food Supplies. 1.Biscuit 2.Beer, drink 3.Salt Beef 4.Salt fish 5.Butter 6.Cheese

5. Life on board. As the ships sailed further from Spain Columbus’s crew became so frightened, that they were threatening to throw him overboard and return home.

6. Jobs on board They used to scrub the decks, the lower and upper decks. They used to lower the right and left side of the anchor. They lowered all the sails. They used to watch out for other ships about to attack.

7. Treasures and Discoveries Historians believe that it was Columbus who found out that the world was not flat and discovered America, not John Cabot. Christopher Columbus set sail to India but really he ended up in Florida, America.

8. Why is Columbus important? We think he is important because he found out that the world was not flat and he discovered America.

9. This Is Our Project on Christopher Columbus By Sam, Jade and Nadina