by Ella M.
Blue
1/30/18
Date of Article: 1991
Headline: A World of Surprises
Author: Lorenzo Camusso
Source of the Article: The Voyages of Columbus
Three Vocabulary Words:
1.Maritime-connected with the sea
2.Anthozoan-any marine coelenterate of the class Anthozoa
3.Fumigations-to expose to smoke or fumes
Summary:
In conclusion, Columbus sailed to the Carribbean Islands on December 5th and, while looking for stuff to prove that he had been to Asia, he started to discover all of the amazing things that the natives had such as
1.) Palm trees
2.) Sweet potatoes
3.) Yuca
4.) Corn
5.) Tobacco
6.) Hammocks
7.) Parrots
8.) Cotton (though many people thought that cotton was already common in Asia at the time, no one really knows)