If you answering a question on Columbus, follow the below criteria to achieve full marks.
- Name and introduce the explorer. Where was he born? When?
- Explain why the explorer wanted to explore. Who sponsored him? What did they want to find?
- How did his voyage begin? How many ships did he have? How many men? Where did they leave from? When?
- What was the voyage like? Describe the conditions. How did the explorer react?
- What did the explorer discover? Describe how the first discovery was made? What did the explorer do? What happened when he returned home?
- Describe the explorer's later voyages. What happened on them?
- End with the explorer's later life and death.