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Columbus

Columbus, an Italian seaman, had a fiery temper, a poetic imagination and strong religious beliefs. He had very little formal education and his nautical knowledge was limited. However, he had a strong ambi Good morning everyone. I¡¯m going to talk about the date 12, October,1492.
In this day,Christopher Columbus discovered America new world.
In my presentation,I¡¯ll tell you something about this event.

The Renaissance was a time of great discoveries. In Europe, standards of living were improving with an increase in food from agriculture, and there was a new class of rich landowners who wanted to increase their wealth even more by trade. One of the greatest growth industries was shipbuilding. This led to the great voyages of discovery undertaken during the Renaissance, the most famous being the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492.
tion to find the fastest route to China and the Indies (in Asia) for the purposes of trade, especially in spices. The Italian exp...

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