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Aug 6, 2024 · Join us on an exciting adventure as we explore the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus! This educational video is perfect for kids in the 3rd grade and beyond, offering engaging and...
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Oct 2, 2023 · Dive deep into the Age of Discovery with Christopher Columbus himself! Designed especially for kids, this video explores the intriguing tales of Columbus' voyages to the New World, his...
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Mar 13, 2023 · This is a short informational video about Christopher Columbus, the famous Italian explorer who changed the course of history. It is designed for teachers, students, and learners of all...
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Oct 5, 2020 · 1. Columbus set out to prove the world was round. If he did, he was about 2,000 years too late. Ancient Greek mathematicians had already proven that the Earth was round, not flat. Pythagoras in the sixth century B.C.E. was one of the originators of the idea.
- Myth 1: He Was A Violent Man.
- Myth 2: He Committed Genocide.
- Myth 3: He Instituted The Slave Trade.
- Myth 4: He Had only Worldly Interests.
- Myth 5: He Did Not Accomplish Anything Extraordinary.
Las Casas spoke of Columbus’ “sweetness and benignity.” Far from being a violent man, he often got into difficulties because he would be indulgent — toward natives and Spaniards — and would then take extreme measures against bothwhen things got out of hand. He was a great navigator but a poor governor. By his third voyage, he was cautioning Ferdina...
There was no “genocide” during these early voyages, though many natives died from unfamiliar diseases and clashes between two very different cultures. The Americas had been isolated from the rest of the world for millennia, which is why people here, though they had had their own plagues, were especially vulnerable to diseases from outside. Nonethel...
Columbus was not interested in the slave trade; his goal was to set up a trading post or, later, an agricultural colony on the island of Hispaniola, today’s Dominican Republic and Haiti. He did, however, take slaves as prisoners of war, or where he found violations of natural law, such as human sacrifice or cannibalism — the only reasons Spain perm...
People often claim that Columbus was motivated by “God, gold and glory,” but assume God was just a cover for worldly interests. In fact, his religious devotion was sincere. Among other things, we know from his writings that he felt that he had been given a role in spreading the Gospel to all nations, which had to happen before Christ could return. ...
Many also claim that Columbus did not “discover” the New World. Those living here already knew where they were, the argument goes, and didn’t need to be discovered. This is a half-truth. Indigenous peoples, of course, knew their own lands. They did not know that they were part of a larger world. One reason we especially honor Columbus is that he be...
Oct 2, 2018 · Explore five common myths, and learn the truth about Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00 Honorable Mentions
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Christopher Columbus opened the world of the Americas to his fellow Europeans. Europeans called Vikings had reached the Americas hundreds of years before Columbus first arrived there in 1492. However, the Vikings did not establish long-lasting settlements.
