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Match the following terms with their meanings:
Match the following terms with their meanings:
Navaza = The name given to an island by Christopher Columbus' crew members during his fourth voyage nava- = Spanish term meaning 'plain' or 'field' Hispaniola = The island where Christopher Columbus' crew members were headed for help Mariners = Sailors or seafarers who largely avoided the island of Navaza for 350 years
Match the following events with their context in the text:
Match the following events with their context in the text:
1504 = The year when Christopher Columbus was stranded on Jamaica during his fourth voyage Fourth Voyage = The expedition during which Christopher Columbus was stranded on Jamaica Canoe Journey = The means by which some crew members were sent to Hispaniola for help Avoidance of Navaza = The consequence of the lack of water on the island, leading to mariners avoiding it for 350 years
Match the following terms with their association in the text:
Match the following terms with their association in the text:
Christopher Columbus = The explorer stranded on Jamaica during his fourth voyage Jamaica = The location where Christopher Columbus was stranded during his fourth voyage Hispaniola = The destination where some crew members were sent for help Navaza = The name given to an island that had no water and was largely avoided by mariners for centuries
In 1504, Christopher Columbus, stranded on Jamaica during his fourth voyage, sent some crew members by canoe to Hispaniola for help. En route, they landed on the ______, but it had no water. They called it Navaza (from nava-, Spanish for 'plain' / 'field'), and it was largely avoided by mariners for the next 350 years.
In 1504, Christopher Columbus, stranded on Jamaica during his fourth voyage, sent some crew members by canoe to Hispaniola for help. En route, they landed on the ______, but it had no water. They called it Navaza (from nava-, Spanish for 'plain' / 'field'), and it was largely avoided by mariners for the next 350 years.
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Christopher Columbus was stranded on Jamaica during his fourth ______
Christopher Columbus was stranded on Jamaica during his fourth ______
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The crew members landed on the island, but it had no ______
The crew members landed on the island, but it had no ______
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Christopher Columbus was stranded on Jamaica during his third voyage.
Christopher Columbus was stranded on Jamaica during his third voyage.
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The crew members called the island Navaza because it had plenty of water.
The crew members called the island Navaza because it had plenty of water.
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The island of Navaza was largely avoided by mariners for the next 350 years.
The island of Navaza was largely avoided by mariners for the next 350 years.
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