FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Question
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The newly discovered continents of North and South America.
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The newly discovered continents of West and East America.
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A new world discovered by astronauts.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -North America and South America together are often called the “New World”. The label came about in the wake of European voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. The Europeans discovered these two continents only in the late 15th century. So, to the Europeans, these lands were new compared to the older civilisations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) is known for his 1492 ‘discovery’ of the New World of the Americas on board his ship Santa Maria.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term “New World” (Mundus Novus) was coined by Amerigo Vespucci, in a letter written to his friend and former patron Lorenzo di Pier Francesco de’ Medici in the Spring of 1503, and published (in Latin) in 1503–04 under the title Mundus Novus.
Detailed explanation-4: -North America is one of three continents (along with South America and Oceania) that make up the “New World.” The continents were new to 15th-century European explorers, but old to the indigenous people living there.
Detailed explanation-5: -On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina. On October 12, the expedition reached land, probably Watling Island in the Bahamas.