A World of Surprises Found While on the Voyage of Discovery
by Audrey D
Blue
1/30/18
Headline: A World of Suprises
Author: Lorenzo Camusso
Source of the Article: The Voyages of Columbus
Three Vocabulary Words:
1. amidst- variant of amid
2. invertebrates- an animal lacking a backbone
3. cyrstalline- leaving the structure & form of a crystal: composed of crystals
Summary: Columbus landed at the tip of Cuba on December 5. He thought that he was somewhere near China which was why he called the people living there the Indians after the Indies. Columbus and his men learned a lot from the Indians living there. They where also taught how to fish & hunt in the Indian ways. This was all displayed through a form of watching & figuring out what the other said since Columbus and the Indians spoke two different languages.
Items Found:
Tobacco - Columbus thought tobacco would help with lung issues and disease
Carribean Parrots Columbus and his crew had never seen so many parrots and colors of parrots
Sweet Potatoes - Columbus wanted to eat the sweet potatoes
Corn - Columbus could use corn in many things like bread and much more