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Traditions and Encounters Book Cover
Traditions and Encounters, 2/e
Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i
TRANSOCEANIC ENCOUNTERS AND GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Internet Activities: Columbus

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html



1

What reason does Columbus give for keeping his journal? What does this reason tell us about his mission on this journey?
2

Why does Columbus decide to lie to the crew about the distance covered each day? How does the crew seem to feel about this voyage? On what evidence do you base that conclusion?
3

What are Columbus' first impressions of the natives he meets in this new land? What do these impressions tell us anything about the native culture? What do they tell us about European culture of the era?








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