FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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He discovered people living in the Americas.
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He discovered Japan.
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He discovered Paris.
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He discovered the Indies.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Christopher Columbus was a navigator who explored the Americas under the flag of Spain. Some people think of him as the “discoverer” of America, but this is not strictly true. His voyages across the Atlantic paved the way for European colonization and exploitation of the Americas.
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: -On October 12, the expedition reached land, probably Watling Island in the Bahamas. Later that month, Columbus sighted Cuba, which he thought was mainland China, and in December the expedition landed on Hispaniola, which Columbus thought might be Japan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Columbus described the Natives he first encountered as “timid and full of fear.” Why did he then capture some Natives and bring them aboard his ships? Imagine the thoughts of the Europeans as they first saw land in the “New World.” What do you think would have been their most immediate impression?