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Significant Individuals of the Middle Ages: Christopher Columbus
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The Age of Exploration
ISBN: 0863079970
Publication Date: 1990-05-01
Color Overheads Included! The Age of Exploration contains 12 full-color transparencies, 12 reproducible pages, and a richly detailed teacher's guide. Among the topics covered in this volume are Marco Polo, the Portuguese explorers, Christopher Columbus, the Cabots and Verrazano, Magellan, Spanish explorers, Sir Francis Drake, explorers of the north, French exploration, and Captain Cook.
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The four voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World.
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The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas.