=Study Questions.= _1._ Make a list of articles which the caravans (camels and horses) of the East brought to the Black Sea. _2._ What studies fitted Columbus for the sea? _3._ Why were there so many sailors in Lisbon? _4._ How did Columbus get his idea of the earth's shape? _5._ What did men in Portugal and Spain think of this idea? _6._ Tell the story of Columbus in Spain. _7._ What is the meaning of the vow taken by him? _8._ Make a picture in your mind of the first voyage of Columbus. Read the poem "Columbus," by Joaquin Miller. _9._ Shut your eyes and imagine you see Columbus land and take possession of the country. _10._ Why was Columbus so disappointed? _11._ How did the people of Palos act when Columbus returned? _12._ Picture the reception of Columbus by the people, and by the king and queen. _13._ Why was Columbus disappointed in the second expedition? _14._ What did Columbus believe he had accomplished? _15._ What had he failed to do that he hoped to do? _16._ Why did Ponce de Leon go in search of the new land? _17._ What was the strange tradition about the country? _18._ What did Ponce de Leon set out to do on his second trip? _19._ Did he succeed? _20._ What is his distinction? _21._ Why did Cortés sink his ships? _22._ How were Spaniards armed and how were Indians armed? _23._ Describe the city of Mexico. _24._ Who began the war, and what does that show about the Spaniards? _25._ How did Cortés get more soldiers? _26._ How did the people and king receive Cortés in Spain? _27._ How was he treated on his return to Mexico? _28._ What did Pizarro find in Peru? _29._ How did he treat the Inca? _30._ What was Pizarro's fate? _31._ What was Coronado searching for, and why were the Spaniards disappointed? _32._ What things did the Spaniards see that they never before had seen? _33._ What report did Coronado make? _34._ Why were De Soto's Indian guides false? _35._ Show that De Soto was a brave man. _36._ How far north did the Spaniards go both east and west of the Mississippi? _37._ Tell the story of De Soto's death and burial. _38._ What proof can you give to show that the Spaniards were more cruel than necessary? _39._ What part of the problem of Columbus did Magellan solve? _40._ What was Magellan's preparation? _41._ Where is Patagonia, and how could there be signs of spring late in August? _42._ What did Magellan's voyage prove, and what remained of Columbus' plans yet to be accomplished? _43._ Who accomplished this? =Suggested Readings.= COLUMBUS: Hart, _Colonial Children_, 4-6; Pratt, _Exploration and Discovery_, 17-32; Wright, _Children's Stories in American History_, 38-60; Higginson, _American Explorers_, 19-52; Glascock, _Stories of Columbia_, 10-35; McMurry, _Pioneers on Land and Sea_, 122-160; Brooks, _The True Story of Christopher Columbus_, 1-103, 112-172. PONCE DE LEON: Pratt, _Explorations and Discoveries_, 17-23.