Mankind (Christopher Columbus)

Christopher Columbus

Mankind: The Story of Us All

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October 12, 1492

Christopher Columbus

21 days

Isabella and Ferdinand

Japan

Red caps and beads

Disease

Treasure

Hero

Poll

I thought the video was...

• Interesting.

• Exciting.

• Boring.

• Informative.

• Cool.

Open Ended

What happened on October 12, 1492?

Multiple Select

Check the statements that are TRUE about Christopher Columbus:

• He dreamed of exploring the world.

• He believed the earth was smaller than it actually is.

• He thought the earth was flat.

• He was Italian.

• He was born in Spain.

Multiple Choice

Columbus believed that the journey across the Atlantic Ocean would take ________ days.

He was VERY wrong! It actually took more than 7 months!

• 365

• 100

• 21

• 31

Multiple Choice

The king and queen of Spain who paid for Columbus' trip were...

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

• King George and Queen Elizabeth

• King Kong and Queen Bee

• King Von and Queen Latifah

Multiple Choice

Columbus gave red ________________ to the Taino people as gifts.

• beans and rice

• beads and caps

• beads and jewels

• beans and apples

Multiple Choice

Living in a different ecosystem for thousands of years meant that the Taino people had no immunity against deadly _____________.

• weapons

• animals

• disease

• weather

Open Ended

How did watching this video increase your understanding of what we learned about Christopher Colu