He didn't get to go to school very much, but he learned to read and write Spanish during his travels. He also taught himself Latin because all the geography books were written in Latin. He was a navigator, colonizer and explorer. He wanted to find a short way to get to the Indies by ship. He tried for eight years to get King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to supply him with ships and money. Finally they agreed. In 1492 Christopher left from Spain with a crew of 90 men and a fleet of three ships. His three ships were called the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. There were 24 men on the Niña, 26 men on the Pinta, and 40 men on the Santa María. The Niña and the Pinta were caravels. The Santa María was a larger and slower-sailing supply ship. They left Spain on August 3, 1492. They made one stop, then sailed on toward the west. Two days later they saw land; an island Columbus named San Salvador.
5. From where did the Indians come to America? *Native Americans aka. Indians, Red Indians, Redskins, American Indians, Amerindians, Namerind, First Nations people (Canada) *Origins of N-Am, theories = Bering Land Bridge theory = North American Indians are the people whose ancestors were living in North America when the Europeans discovered the Western Hemisphere. They often are called red men, or redskins, and they were named Indians because Columbus thought that he had reached the East Indies in his voyage across the Atlantic. Stone-age people who were to become American Indians began entering America at least 10,000 years ago. Most experts believe the first Indian ancestors arrived 30,000 or more years ago. Clovis, 13 500 years ago. They probably came from Asia. It is supposed that the early Indians crossed into Alaska at what is now the narrow channel of open sea called the Bering Strait. This
soliloquy. In another, Lady Macbeth tries to convince Macbeth to kill the King by attacking his manhood. Romeo and Juliet are an example of a heroic couplet. Writing at the same time as Shakespear was Miquel Cervantes. He wrote "Donkey Hote". The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote "Paradise Lost." Then his wife dies and he wrote "Paradise Regained." During the Renaissance America began. Christopher Columbus was a great navigator who discovered America while cursing about the Atlantic. His ships were called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Fe. Later the Pilgrims crossed the Ocean, and the was called the Pilgrim's Progress. When they landed at Plymouth Rock, they were greeted by Indians, who came down the hill rolling their was hoops before them. The Indian squabs carried porposies on their back. Many of the Indian heroes were killed, along with their cabooses, which proved very fatal to them
When Mary died Elizabeth come to the throne. The peak of English Renassance. She was the ideal of a beautiful woman. She was very well educated (many foreign languages, Latin). She made peace with Spain and France, built a big fleet considered trade on important matters, in her rule special companies were established to exploit trading possibilities with scandinavia and the far East. The East Indian company was established during her reign. She incourged the .... Of colonies abroad. 1492 Columbus found the centre of America. Elizabeth never got married, she was a virgin.In America state Virgina is named after her. Wales was united with the kingdom, Ireland became the Enlish colony. She had to choose sb to be her hier (troonipärija). James son of Mary Stuart, Elizabeths cousin, daughters James V. Mary came to the throne when she was 6 days old. In her ... she got married to her french prince Francois, she was widow at the age of 16, was sent back to Scotland
Christopher Columbus, Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage (1503) [Jamaica, July 7, 1503] Of Española, Paria, and the other lands, I never think without weeping. I believed that their example would have been to the profit of others; on the contrary, they are in an exhausted state; although they are not dead, the infirmity is incurable or very extensive; let him who brought them to this state come now with the remedy if he can or if he knows it; in destruction, everyone is an adept. It was always the custom to give thanks and promotion to him who imperiled his person. It is not just that he who has been so hostile to this undertaking should enjoy its fruits or that his children should. Those who left the Indies, flying from toils and speaking evil of the matter and of me, have returned with official employment. So it has now been ordained in the case of Veragua. It is an ill example and without
11. Famous writers of Irish origin: William Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett, George Bernard Shaw, Seamus Heaney. 12. There are a lot of Irish people living outside of Ireland. 15 of the US presidents have Irish roots: J.F Kennedy, R. Nixon, R. Reagan, B. Clinton etc. The West Indies 1. The West Indies are situated in the Caribbean Sea, between Caribbean and North Atlantic Ocean, north of South-America. They are known by that name because Columbus thought he had reached India when in fact he had reached the islands. 2. Original inhabitants of the area: Arawak Indians (200 BC) and Carib Indians (AD 1300). 3. For the Europeans, most of these islands were discovered by Columbus during the 15 th century. 4. The area was colonized by England, Spain, France, Portugal and the Netherlands. 5. Languages spoken in The West Indies: English, French, Spanish, also Creole and Pidgin (by black slaves)
Chronology of Christopher Columbus · Buried in Seville (officially) · Written sources in Spain, Italy, France and United States · Born in 1451 · Birthplace: Genoa · Parents: Domenico Colombo ( worked as a master wool weaver, he also kept a tavern, dabbled in real estate and was a partisan for the mighty Fregoso family, who gave Domenico a gatekeeper's job.) and Susanna Fontanarossa · Christopher helped his father from work, he learned to trade · Learned to write in young age · In 1479- a lawsuit over a sugar, where Columbus was a Genoese agent in transaction with Portugal · In 1470- Columbus starts as a seafarer (merchant). Also he predicted storms, winds. He developed in sea area (reading charts, calculating complex time-speed-distance equation). · He was interested in Galaxy ( Zodiac signs, planets etc)
Stonehenge One of the best known ancient wonders of the world, 5000 years old Megalith monument, built by western mediterraneans during 3000-1600 BC Circular structure, large standing stones, aligned with rising sun at teh solstice Attlers and bones were sued to dig pits that hold the stones The Celts in Britain and their legacy 700-200 BC celts invade Britain Gaels or Goehls(Ireland and Scotland),Cymri(Wales) and Brythons(gave name to Brittany) Fierce fighters,superb horsemen.Most of them farmers, lived in thatched houses Good at art, craftmanship, used iron Divided into tribes, ruled by kings, only in face of danger would they choose a single leader Legacy- hill-forts, farms, churches, field system, woodland, pasture, weapons, iron objects, langugae, culture Caesar in Britain The great Roman Emperor Firts came 55 BC to gather information, celts were doing agriculturally well,so romans wanted
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