HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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Question
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This person is known for “discovering” the New World.
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Columbus
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Magellan
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Da Gama
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Dias
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci is usually credited for coming up with the term “New World” (Mundus Novus) for the Americas in his 1503 letter, giving it its popular cachet, although similar terms had nonetheless been used and applied before him.
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