FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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an explorer who reached the Americas
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an explorer who sailed to India
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a mapmaker who landed in China
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a Viking who landed in North America
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Detailed explanation-1: -Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who stumbled upon the Americas and whose journeys marked the beginning of centuries of transatlantic colonization. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who stumbled upon the Americas and whose journeys marked the beginning of centuries of transatlantic colonization.
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: -Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492.
Detailed explanation-4: -Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the ‘New World’ of the Americas on an expedition sponsored by King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.