Why America, not Columbia?

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The aim : To find out why America was called America. To find out how people honour the explorers of America. The tasks: To study the information about Amerigo Vespucci To study the information about Christopher Columbus To analyse and answer the main question To find the information about how people honour the explorers of America nowadays To survey and see if people really know about them and their discoveries To approve or disapprove my hypothesis

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My hypothesis: The name « Columbia » is better suited for America.

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was born on the 9 March 1454 in Florence (Italy) could be 560 years old now was a explorer, navigator and cartographer Amerigo vespucci

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The name of continent Columbus America Columbia The land could not be Asia. The map by Waldseemuller. There were more narratives of the voyages of Vespucci. Three continents (Europe, Asia, Africa) had female names. The name « America » had stuck. The continent got the name by chance.

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Americans honour both explorers. I decided to find out memorable things devoted to them and compare : Amerigo Vespucci Christopher Columbus two of the biggest continents DC, c ountry in South America Columbia Square in New York Columbia River in the United States and Canada his birthdays are memorable, no official holiday a federal holiday(2 nd Monday in October) Italians in the USA arranged it. monuments monuments Airport in Italy Names of ships space asteroid (327) Columbia, opened in 1892. Space Shuttle Columbia ISS module Columbus

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Amerigo Vespucci Christopher Columbus Theatres The main opera house Teatro Colon Argentina Teatro Colon in the book by Ilf and Petrov "12 chairs" the Numismatic and Archaeological Society of New York decided to coin the first medal in honour of Amerigo Vespucci, and requested to propose the best portrait of the great navigator for reproduction. Film studio Columbia Pictures Monetary unit of Costa Rica and El Salvador Colon Argentine football club from Santa Fe Colon Order of Christopher Columbus (Dominican Republic) Why not Columbia ?

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Amerigo Vespucci Christopher Columbus videofilms "Christopher Columbus" (Italy-France-USA, 1985). Mini-series (series 4). Directed by Alberto Lattuada , starring - Gabriel Byrne. During his last years, Amerigo held the office, and it became his duty to train pilots, examine them for ability in their craft, and collect data regarding New World navigation. He remained pilot major until his death on February 22, 1512, a month short of his fifty-eighth birthday. Why not Columbia ?

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My hypothesis: The name « Columbia » is better suited for America. Amerigo Vespucci as well as Christopher Columbus will Long be remembered!

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Thanks for your Attention! Ivanovsckaya Elizabeth, UTL, 9 A