Europeans believed in the existence of three continents before the age of exploration: Europe, Asia, and Africa. These were based on classical geographical knowledge and were included in maps and writings of the time. The discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492 expanded this worldview.
The supercontinent that once existed before the continents separated is called Pangaea. It is believed to have existed around 300 million years ago and gradually broke apart into the continents we know today.
Europeans in the early modern period were aware of the existence of Europe, Asia, Africa, and partly of North and South America. Oceania and Antarctica were later discovered and explored in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The supercontinent that existed before the continents separated was called Pangaea. It is believed to have formed about 335 million years ago and began breaking apart around 175 million years ago, eventually leading to the formation of the current continents.
Before the continents broke apart, they were part of a single supercontinent called Pangaea. It is believed that Pangaea existed around 300 million years ago during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras.
The name of the land mass believed to have existed before the continents split apart is Pangaea. Pangaea is a supercontinent that is thought to have formed around 335 million years ago and began breaking apart around 175 million years ago.
a)there were no sea monsters in the ocean b)people everywhere looked similar to themselves c)the world was very different from how they had imagined it d) Found a sea route to Asia around Africa and came to realize that there existed two huge continents in the ocean between Europe and Asia. e) Realized that there existed two huge continents in the ocean between Europe and Asia.
Imperialism is when a nation colonizes another nation or territory. The Europeans believed that imperialism was important because they said that it was their responsibility to civilize those who they believed were inferior to them and because they wanted the other nations' resources.
Rodinia was a supercontinent that existed over 1 billion years ago. It is believed to have contained all land on Earth.
No, it was introduced by the Europeans.
The Continental Drift Theory in 1912 Pangaea is believed to be a giant super-continent that existed before the continents drifted apart from each other.
the Europeans arrived
Christopher Columbus
When all continents were connected, they were part of the supercontinent called Pangaea. Pangaea existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, before breaking apart into the continents we know today.
Pangea
Santa has existed for as long as people have believed in him... many hundreds of years.
Plato
No, sugar did not cause slavery. Slavery existed long before the United States existed, or the Americas were discovered by Europeans. In fact, slavery existed long before the European countries existed.