FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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gold
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silk
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spices
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -"Columbus thought he had discovered a new route to the Indies, but he had really traveled to what we now call the Americas.” “Columbus thought the natives ‘would be good servants, ’ but trying to make slaves out of them was so unsuccessful that eventually Spain imported slaves from Africa."
Detailed explanation-3: -Columbus sailed in search of a route to Cathay (China) and India to bring back gold and spices that were highly sought in Europe. His patrons, Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, hoped that his success would bring them greater status.
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.