Where In The World Is Christopher Columbus?

1.Click on the title to land on a great site where you will find lots of cool information!

2. Find the Explorer link and follow it to read articles on Columbus and his friends.

3. Click on the "C" and scroll down to the article about Columbus. In that article you will find all you need to know in order to answer the Social Studies questions.

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Early Triangular Sails

Christopher Columbus did not fall off the edge of the world like his sailors thought he would. This was because the world was not flat like Ptolemy's map. The other reason was the development of the triangular sail like the Fore Sail on Christopher's ship. Search the link above and find out what the name of this three sided sail is called and who used it first.

Bahamian Reef Survey Story "How Did It All Begin"

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Columbus' World

This may be a map that Christopher Columbus used to plan his trip. Ptolomy drew it early in the 2nd century, but it was still believed to be the most current view 1200 years later when a German printer named Leinhart Holle printed it on his press in 1482.

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