Before You Read
Before getting into the session, print or download today’s guided notes, then fill them out as you read. You can also listen to the entire session as you follow along, using the audio player below. Once you’ve made your way through the session material, test your knowledge by taking the session quiz.
* Note: The guided notes and rubrics for the graded items in this session can be found in the Materials tab above.
Objectives
After this session you will be able to:
- identify several countries of the West Indies on a map
- describe the origins and outcomes of Columbus’s journeys to the New World
- explain some of the causes of Columbus’s failed colonization efforts
2.3 Audio – Christopher Columbus
2.3 Timeline – Christopher Columbus
Columbus moves to Lisbon
Columbus in Iceland?
Columbus's First Voyage
Second Voyage
Third Voyage
Fourth Voyage
Eclipse – On his fourth and last voyage to the Americas, Columbus reportedly won a measure of local favor by predicting a lunar eclipse.
