landed th the Americas on Watling Island. He didn’t find a new route to India, but he -. discovered the Americas! Name: f Level fame: a Date: Reuven Feuerstein School* Christopher Columbus was Spanish. ohne os + In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain. Uw. + Christopher Columbus was looking for the Amerigs for for Portugal. po * Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. + Christopher Columbus found a new route to India. = : . Christopher Columbus was working for the King and Queen of Italy. cs 2 ‘I. Write'the verbs in the past. é Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. He went to seo, but ee | was shipwrecked in 1476 near the coast of Portugal. He stayed in Portugal for ni _ Many years, but in 1492 he was,working for the King and Queen of Spain, Bee Saag ~ Columbus (sail) aiidsd west across the Atiantic Ocean from Cadiz on Aut ora. | 1492. He (be) int on board La Santa Maria. He (not see) Aint i aty land for nine weeks. The sailors on’the ships (complain) wey They (want) waslia. to go back home. Suddenly, on October 12th, there (be)ua shout from Juan Rodriguez Bermejo at the top of the mast. “Land ahead!” Columbus | (land) ons in the Americas on Watling Island. He (not find) Aust new route to Indic, ut he (discover) AwACe/ir00sthe Americas! 2. Read. Answer the ae i : + a, When was Christopher Columbus born? dhe —- in 4450 b. Who was he working for in 1492? ode i c. When did he salf from Spain? d. How long was his journey? ‘e. Which continent did he discover? Name: Level: Date: Reuven Feuerstein School