... , Arabic and Biblical sources (Mason 18); the geographical images of the world in this book confirms the reasons why Columbus believed he was in the East. The creation of this map was not for political purposes but for a religious one. "The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; Ham was the father of Canaan ... . These three were the sons of Noah, and their descendants spread over the whole world- (Genesis 9: 18-19). Consequently, the map symbolized this exact notion that the inhabitable world is divided into three continents and populated by the descendants' of...

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... reach Asia by sailing around Africa, Columbus thought the most easy way was sailing due west. Many people in the 1400's relied on a map of the world made by Ptolemy, a geographer and astronomer in Alexandria, Egypt. This map showed that most of the world was covered by land. Christopher Columbus had based his plan on two major miscalculations. First, he underestimated the ... ...

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... it was destroyed he found a piece of the ship and swam six miles to the nearest shore. He then traveled to Lisbon, Portugal where his brother Bartholomew owned a book and map store. From the books the taught him self all that he could about mapmaking and navigation. Next Christopher became fascinated by Marco Poloaccounts of his journey to Asia in 1271 ... ...

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... Mediterranean Sea, and to West Africa (see Appendix B). In his youth he wanted to find easier ways to trade. Columbus thought of reaching Asia by sailing West. He worked with a map maker, and "Became obsessed with the idea of reaching the Spice Islands via Western route", (Sources of the West, 187). This is a goal he hoped to accomplish when he became ... ...

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... direction, he thought to establish trade routes to Asia in this manner. The fifteenth century Europeans were not aware of the South and North American continents during this time frame. Map makers did not show an accurate picture and no one knew there was a Pacific Ocean. For a long time, Columbus approached the Portuguese king and the Spanish monarchs to get permission ... ...

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... countries to have the aspiration for new territories. Both countries fought which one which territory deserved. They brought their fight to the pope. In 1943 he drew a line on the map of the world. Spain had control over all the land west of he line and Portugal everything east of it. It was Spain's monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand who sponsored Columbus ... ...

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... their relationship began to fall apart as the Europeans began to abuse their privileges. In time, the Native peoples were made victims of terror. Entire tribes were wiped off the map, brutally slaughtered or infected with diseases to which they had no treatment. Not only did the Europeans bring death and disaster to the new world, but they also forced entire ... ...

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