who was the greatest explorer Christopher Columbus or Zheng He? Tristan Stanchfield A great explorer in my mind requires being a visionary thats willing to pursue his goal despite the challenges faced‚ supported by high risk undertakings where the winnings are all or nothing‚ set on the uncertain future with a non back looking persona. That‚ and if the outcome is great is what my judging is based on. Zheng He‚ originally named Ma He‚ was born into a Muslim family just
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Christopher Columbus‚ known as the man who founded America‚ was actually looking for an Atlantic route to Asia. He had four voyages between 1492 and 1504 were wondrous at first‚ but disappointing in the end. He won support of Ferdinand and Isabella‚ the Spanish monarchs‚ for the “enterprise of the Indies.” According to his letters‚ some people see him as a hero‚ and some don’t. In my opinion‚ I think he is a little bit of both. In his first letter to Luis de Santangel regarding his first voyage
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Columbus Day Columbus Day is a national holiday that is celebrated all over the United States by several people‚ but should we even have this holiday? Should Columbus Day be abolished as a National Holiday? When you’re celebrating Columbus Day‚ do you know what you’re really celebrating? The people that celebrate Columbus Day think that Christopher Columbus was the founder of America. Is this really true‚ did Christopher Columbus really discover America? If you thought Christopher Columbus discovered
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Western civilization 1 The Mental World Of Christopher Columbus Supported by Spain‚ seeking a water route to the spice islands in 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain on his first voyage. After more then a month had passed‚ the crew started to loose all hope and the voyage seemed like a failure. Until on October 12‚ 1492 land was sighted. The land that was sighted was not what Columbus had originally intended to find. Columbus landed in the Caribbean Sea in the Bahamas‚ which was thousands
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a little girl that christopher columbus was a hero cause he found the “New World”. To what I have read in Mrs. Forbes english 3 class. Christopher Columbus is a villain in my opinion. Why you ask? Let me explain. My impressions on Columbus when i was just a young child was he helped discover the place that i lived today and if columbus didn’t find this land then i wouldn’t be here today. Well another thing that they taught was this little saying “ In 1942 Columbus sailed the ocean blue”. What I
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Christopher Columbus: Hero or Zero? In October we celebrate the man who found America. People are taught at a young age that Christopher Columbus was a hero when in fact he was a murderer. Yes‚ he found a land that was unknown to his people‚ but in his findings‚ he murdered‚ raped and enslaved the true natives of this country. Columbus and his men destroyed the civilizations‚ cultures‚ and land of the Native Americans. These actions should not be portrayed as heroic. When you read about his
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The discovery of America‚ like most things in history‚ is not one hundred percent clear. It is accredited to Christopher Columbus although there were natives living in the regions he discovered. When he landed in the Bahamas in October of 1492‚ it was the first of many times Columbus set foot in the Americas. Funded by Spain‚ the textbook explains Columbus was convinced that “The distance from the west coast of Europe to the east coast of Asia was about 5‚000 miles‚ instead of the actual 12‚000.”(Western
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are many stories about Christopher Columbus and how he founded America and sailed across the seas‚ there are also many unhidden truths and lies that Columbus did and told. These untruthful lies that Columbus told led to other groups of people taking fault for his actions that he did and committed. One of those groups of people that took a lot of blame was Columbus’s men. Columbus’s men traveled with Columbus wherever he went. They helped out Columbus when he needed them. However Columbus’s
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Christopher Columbus Millions of people around the world celebrate Columbus Day every October 12. The tale of Christopher Columbus‚ the legendary Genoese explorer and navigator‚ has been retold and rewritten many times. To some‚ he was an intrepid explorer‚ following his instincts to a New World. To others‚ he was a monster‚ a slave trader who unleashed the horrors of the conquest on unsuspecting natives. What are the facts about Christopher Columbus? The Myth of Christopher Columbus Schoolchildren
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Christopher Columbus and Leif Erikson were very important sailors who changed the course of history. These both sailors were both European sailors who came to the Americas. These two sailors have many differences and similarities. Such as Christopher discovered America in 1942 but Leif discovered America in 1000. These both sailors are similar by both discovering America. To this day‚ these two explorers are celebrated for their great achievements. Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is known
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