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What were the 3 promises Christopher Columbus made to Ferdinand and Isabella? (Site 1)

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who was responsible for opening the "New World" to European colonization in 1492. This was the first contact that Europe had had with the Caribbean, Central and South America. Columbus's voyages were sponsored by the Catholic Kings of Spain, Isabella and Ferdinand.

When Columbus undertook these trips, he made some promises to the Kings in order to guarantee their support. Columbus promised that he would bring back gold, spices, and silks from the Far East; spread Christianity; and lead an expedition to China.

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panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.