FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Drove across the country to explore new towns.
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Set sail to explore and find silk and spices.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -From the Spanish port of Palos, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets sail in command of three ships-the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina-on a journey to find a western sea route to China, India and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -What did Columbus aim to do? In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans wanted to find sea routes to the Far East. Columbus wanted to find a new route to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands. If he could reach these lands, he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices.
Detailed explanation-3: -Columbus made four transatlantic voyages: 1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04. He traveled primarily to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Santo Domingo, and Jamaica, and in his latter two voyages traveled to the coasts of eastern Central America and northern South America.
Detailed explanation-4: -His voyages revealed two continents new to Europeans and initiated a period of rapid colonization, exploration, and exploitation in the Americas. In modern times the legacy of Columbus has been revised to include the devastating effects of European contact on indigenous peoples.