圖片上的美國(guó)史-u1c3

1、Pictorial History of America,Flora Liu,Unit 1Europeans Discovered a New World,Theme: An interest in adventure and trade led to the discovery of the New World.Chapter1: Indians were the First AmericansChapter2: Europea

2、ns Sought Adventure and TradeChapter3: Columbus Discovered a New WorldChapter4: Bold Men Proved that America was a New World,Chapter3: Columbus Discovered a New World,In 1492, holding a sword and the flag of Spain, C

3、hristopher Columbus claimed an island in the New World. He thought he had reached Asia.,Questions to be answered in this chapter,Why did Columbus explore for Spain?Why did Columbus sail west from Europe instead of follo

4、wing the example of the Portuguese who sailed along the coast line of Africa?How did Columbus’s early experience help him in his voyage of discovery?Why were the new lands called America?,1. Columbus Prepared for Explo

5、ration,Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, and was interested in geography and science. He went to Portugal and married a daughter of Prince Henry’s captains. He had great skills in drawing maps. Columbus did not agree th

6、at the world was,as flat as a desk. He began thinking it would be possible to sail west to reach the East.,Artists of Columbus’s time often decorated their maps with fearful sea serpents.,1) Columbus Sought Help in Portu

7、gal,Columbus tried first to get ships from the king the Portugal. He believed Cipango (Japan) was separated from Europe by an ocean only 2500 miles (4023 km) wide.The king’s advisers reported that Columbus’s figures on

8、 the size of the world were incorrect.After Diaz’s voyage around the southern tip of Africa, the king of Portugal lost all interest in Columbus’s ideas.,2) Columbus Went to the Court of Spain,Then Columbus went to King

9、Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain for help. They finally agreed to give him three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.,The Ships of Columbus,The Biggest Ship—Santa Maria,1. stone, ballast,2. supplies, foo

10、d, water,3. rowboat, ship’s tender,4. crewmen cooked food,5. crew’s cabin,6. officers’ cabin,7. steersman,8.Columbus’s cabin,2. Columbus Set Sail for the West,August 3, 1492—Columbus left Palos, Spain with 90 men and 3

11、 ships. He altered the log to keep the crew from turning back.October 12, 1492—he landed on an island that he named San Salvador, which he claimed for Spain.,Landing of Christopher Columbus in America.,3. Columbus Retur

12、ned to Spain and Described the New World,March, 1493—Columbus returned to Spain. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella paid him great honors and treated him royally.,← Columbus was greeted by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel

13、la on his return to Spain.,He described:The land was green, fertile and beautiful.The climate was mild.The people were friendly but poor. Their hair was short and coarse. They painted their faces and body. They broug

14、ht cotton thread, parrots, darts to exchange things with us. They ate sweet potato and maize.Columbus believed the islands he had discovered were near India, so he called the islands the Indies and he named the people t

15、he Indians. Today these islands are known as the West Indies.,4. Columbus Returned to the West Indies,On his second voyage, he took 1500 men and 17 ships in hope to build towns and farms to hold the islands for Spain.On

16、 his second, third, and fourth voyages, he discovered other islands, explored a part of the coast of South America and Central America. But he never saw the mainland of North America.,The Four Voyages of Christopher Colu

17、mbus,He found a few pearls and some gold, but he did not find the splendid cities of Asia that Marco Polo had described.King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella became angry when Columbus was unable to fulfill his promises to

18、bring back rich treasure, so they took away his honors. During his last few years, Columbus was disappointed and discouraged. Columbus died without knowing that he had discovered a new world, he thought he had reached t

19、he East.,5. The New World Was Named America,Many other explorers sailed to the new lands after Columbus. Among them was an Italian, Amerigo Vespucci, who wrote a letter to his friend tell his experience in the New World.

20、,Although Amerigo’s account was not accurate, it brought him fame when the friend had the letter printed.,Two young teachers in France, who were writing a geography book, read the letter. They decided to call those new l

21、ands America, because Amerigo had described them so well.,The Main Points in This Chapter,Why did Columbus explore for Spain?,Columbus failed to get help from the king of Portugal to carry out his plan, but Queen Isabell

22、a of Spain finally was persuaded to give Columbus money for three small ships.,Why did Columbus sail west from Europe instead of following the example of the Portuguese who sailed along the coast line of Africa?,Columbus

23、 wanted to prove what the educated men of the time believed, that the world was not flat but round and that a ship sailing west would reach the East.,How did Columbus’s early experience help him in his voyage of discover

24、y?,Columbus studied books and maps and made voyages to Africa and Iceland.,Why were the new lands called America?,After Columbus died, two teachers who wrote a geography book named America after Amerigo Vespucci.,What Co