Thursday, October 13, 2011

Age of Exploration Essay Evidence

Many of these quotes below could prove useful in writing your essay about whether the Age of Exploration is something to be proud of or embarrassed about. There are many more that you missed in the documents and in the text.

"I gave them red caps, and glass beads to put around their necks, and many other things of little value, wich gave them great pleasure...they afterward came to the ships boat where we were swimming and brinjging us parrots cotton thread....." pg78


"They have no arms,and are without warlike instincts; they... are so timid that a thousand would not stand before 3 of our men. So that they are good to be ordered about"- Columbus


"People of the land are dressed in skins...they use arrows in wars...and slings"- John Cabot

"At two hours after midnight, sailor Rodrigo de Triana spotted the outline of land. We fell to one knee and gave thanks to God"- Columbus pg81

"...Christopher Columbus, are going by our command, with some of our vessels and men, to discover and subdue some Islands and Continent in the ocean, and it is hoped that by God's assistance, some of the said Islands and Continent in the ocean will be discovered and conquered by your means and conduct, therefore it is but just and reasonable, that since you expose yourself to such danger to serve us, you should be rewarded for it." Letter to Columbus from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella


2." Spanish captain feeding his dogs on an Indian Babe" A picture on hippocampus under Cortez conquers the Aztecs.

1."I hope that high god in who's hand is all victory will speedidly direct us to land."- Hippocampus Cristopher Columbus

2."We fell to one knee and gave thanks to god for giving us this island, which we name San Salvador."- Hippocampus Cristopher Columbus
3."I should not proceed by land to the east, as is customary, but by a westerly route."- Hippocampus Cristopher Columbus

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