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5 Comments

• Christopher Columbus discovered an Island called the Hispaniola and he encountered Indians called the Tainos.


• The King and Queen of Spain were to reward Columbus for his discoveries by letting him become the Viceroy of the Island.


• His discoveries helped with the creation of the Columbian Exchange.


• This chapter is also about Medieval Africa , the Spaniards went into Africa to get slaves because they had killed most of the Tainos.


• This part of history had a very big impact on the World.

4 Questions

• Why didn't any one but the King and Queen of England want to support Christopher Columbus?


• Would things be different if some one other than the King and Queen of England would have supported Christopher Columbus?


• How long did it take Chrsitopher to get to the Island of the Hispaniola?


• What made Christopher bealive if he kept sailing west he would reach India?

3 Vocabulary

• derived-to receive or obtain from a source or origin


• fringed-a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip


• culminate-to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development

2 Literary Terms

• Irony


• Flashback

1 Overview Sentance

These chapters are about the Pre-Columbian America which means when Christopher Columbus had settled in the Hispaniola.