2. Christopher Columbus By Joshua Reed

4. Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in the year 1451 in Genoa Italy

5. Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus loved to sail and started sailing when he was 13 years old

7. Christopher Columbus In the 1400’s Europe traded with the Far East, they traded for : Spices Jewels Gold Ivory Pearls Silk

8. Christopher Columbus The trade route was blocked in the 1400’s so explorers were sailing around the tip of Africa to get to the Far East.

10. Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus wanted to find a way to trade in the far east by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean.

12. Christopher Columbus In order to do this he tried for many years to convince the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to pay for the trip

13. Christopher Columbus In order to convince them he promised to gather great riches and spread Christianity to other lands

15. Christopher Columbus In 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain with 90 men and 3 ships. The Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Christopher sailed on the Santa Maria

16. Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus landed and discovered America on October 12, 1492. At first he thought it was the Far East.

19. Christopher Columbus When Christopher returned to Spain this now started more travels and explorers in the Atlantic Ocean

20. Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus traveled across the Atlantic 4 more times and discovered many lands

21. Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Discovered Trinidad South America Dominican Republic Haiti Puerto Rico Jamaica Costa Rica Panama

22. Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus died May 20, 1506 in Spain.

23. Christopher Columbus Did you know? That it is a myth that the people believed the world was flat The Atlantic Ocean was known as the Ocean Sea That Christopher Columbus was not the first person to find America, but he was the first to discover and return to America