Yes, the realization that the earth really is round instead of flat, and that he didn't fall off the edge if he went too far.
Yes they did deal with stuff that was unexpected!
Christopher Columbus struck a deal with Spanish crown to help him finance his quest. In return for his discoveries and services to crown, he was given the title of Admiral of Ocean Sea and was made Viceroy of Indies.
PLANNING IN ADVANCE TO DEAL WITH UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS
He agreed to turn back if no land was sighted after 3 days. They had been sailing for a month already and the crew were sick of it, so C.C. made a deal.
Columbus wanted 10% of any riches produced in the land he might discover and he wanted the title of Admiral of the Ocean Sea, which would be passed to his descendants. He never got any of what he bargained for. He spent the last 10 years of his life haggling over his right to 10% of the revenues of the New World.
The answer below is wrong. Columbus made a deal with the Spanish crown to find a water route to Asia and bring them gold, gems, and riches. He found Hispinola in the Bahamas and didn't find what he promised. He never knew that North America existed and pretty much died a sick man who was considered a failure. His son's tried to sue the crown for the items they promised Columbus in their contract with him, but they lost.
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The overland Spice Road across Asia had recently been closed to European access due to wars, etc. So he hoped to sail west directly to India and China to obtain spices without needing to deal with the problems on the Spice Road.
A person has to deal with life and unexpected fate along the way so basically a person has to deal with things that are unexpected in life its kinda hard to explain really. Person vs. fate is when a person is against, or struggling with his/her destiny, or prophecy Ex: your in a war and you could either die or not.
When buying a house it is always wise to have a contingency fund in order to deal with unexpected expenses.
Columbus didn't influence the world much in his time. He was considered a failure and died fighting the crown for his share of anything he found. He expected to find a lot of gold to bring back to Spain to off set the cost of his ships and he didn't succeed in his task in any of his 4 voyages. To the Native Americans he influenced their life a great deal. He brought STD's, the flu, and other diseases to the New World. He started a flood of other explorers who considered Native Americans good for slavery and not much else. Eventually, they would loose their lands, life styles, and cultures to the flood of Europeans that would invade their lands. Columbus was just the start of all of it.
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