Christopher Columbus

Essential Questions

• Is he a celebrity or a criminal?

• Who were the winners and who were the losers?

• Who tells history?

Columbus

• Born 1451• Died 1506• Genoa, Italy• How many ships?• How many voyages?• What did he see?• What did he get?

List at least 5 details that you notice about this painting.

God, Glory, & Gold

• What were the attitudes of Europeans?

Attitudes

• “The good hand of God favored our beginnings by sweeping away great multitudes of the natives. . . .that he might make room for us.”

• William Bradford, second governor of the Plymouth County

Attitudes

• What was the impact of disease on the Native Americans?

• What did people know about diseases back then?

The Columbian Exchange at a glance

Old World – New World New World – Old World

Domestic Animals

Crops

Diseases

The Columbian Exchange

Mermaids!

Conclusion

• Take a look again at the essential questions. Did any of your answers change? Explain.