| Historical Figures > Historical Figures with "C" Names > Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) |
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This twelve-page workbook covers the life and explorations of Christopher Columbus. It is designed for use by upper elementary students (grades 4-6). It includes multiple-choice and extended-answer questions, cursive script handwriting practice, map work, critical thinking exercises, and much more. Click here to print (PDF file). |
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Christopher Columbus, the first modern European explorer of the Americas, was born at Genoa, a seaport of Italy, around the year 1451. His father was a wool-comber. Christopher did not care to learn that trade, but wanted to become a sailor. Seeing the boy's strong liking for the sea, his father sent him to a school where he could learn geography, map-drawing, and whatever else might help him to become someday commander of a vessel.
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Answer Key: (1) B - Genoa; (2) C - Mediterranean Sea; (3) on map; (4) B - False; (5) Isabella; (6) answers will vary; (7) A - Atlantic Ocean; (8) conjecture; (9) Canary Islands; (10) October 12, 1492; (11) Columbus thought they were denizens of the Indies; (12) D - West Indies; (13) on map; (14) on map; (15) B - False. |
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