1. When and where was Columbus born?
2. What trade or learned skill did most of the members
of Columbus' family practice?
3. When did Columbus make his first long sea journey?
To where did he sail?
4. How was Columbus' life endangered in 1476? Where did
he end up?
5. Who had died in Portugal just a few days before Columbus'
arrival there?
6. What did Columbus learn in Portugal? How did he earn
a living there?
7. When did Columbus marry? Who did Columbus marry? How
old was he at the time? How many children did they have? What happened
to his wife around 1480?
8. While in Portugal, Columbus became convinced
that he could reach what part of the world by sailing west?
9. Why did the Portuguese reject his idea of sailing
west to reach the east?
10. What romantic adventure did Columbus have in the
1480's?
11. To where did Columbus go after the Portuguese said
no to his idea?
12. Who were the king and queen who finally decided to
back Columbus?
13. When did he leave on his journey?
14. Where did he stop on the way? Why did he stop there?
15. When did his men first see the New World?
WWW LINKS:
The Christopher Columbus Navigation
Homepage
Columbus Day - Christopher Columbus and his Voyages
Encarta - the online version of the popular encyclopedia allows you to search their archives. Type your explorer's name in the "Find" line of their page.
Biography - A&E's popular show has gone online! Type your explorer's name to search for their biography.
An excellent source of detailed information about explorers, maps, the
times they lived in and their technology can be found on the Discoverer's
Web