1. Christopher Columbus Presentation by Mikayla & Marnie

2. Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in the year and died at age 55. Christopher was born in Genoa, Italy, but lived in Portugal and Spain.

3. Voyage
Christopher sailed the ocean to prove that the world was round not flat. Christopher sailed for the Indies, but he ended up on the coast of North America. Columbus thought he was in the Indies, but he was in what is now Florida. His crew was afraid because they believed that they would just fall off the earth, but they did not. He collected goods and returned them back to Spain.

4. Christopher's path to North America

5. Interesting Facts
Christopher was the oldest of 5 children named Bartolomeo, Giovanni, and Giocomo. He had 2 sons named Diego and Fernando. The King and Queen of Spain gave him three ships for his voyage named Nina, Pinta, and The Santa Maria. He brought back a couple of Indians to Spain.