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What groups of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
The Vikings were the first Europeans who reached North America about 500 years before Christopher Columbus and their leader was Leif Erikson
What group of europeans explored American about AD 1000?
The Vikings were the first Europeans who reached North America about 500 years before Christopher Columbus and their leader was Leif Erikson
Who were the first europeans to reach America?
vikingsRelics found recently indicate that the Nordic explorers reached the Americas long before Columbus
What group of Europeans came to the Americas before Columbus?
The Portugees
Who lived in America before the arrival of Columbus and the Europeans?
Native Americans
Who reached America 500 years before Columbus?
lief ericsson
True or false no europeans had ever set foot on the American continents prior to Columbus's arrival in 1492?
False. Vikings, specifically Leif Erikson and his crew, are believed to have reached America around the year 1000 AD, establishing a settlement in present-day Newfoundland, Canada. This predated Columbus's arrival in 1492 by approximately 500 years.
What happened to Columbus before he reached land?
Columbus tortured the Indians an killed them creating genocide and made them into slaves.
When did the nordic explorers reach America?
They reached North America 500 years before Columbus reached the Bahamas.
Who reached the new world before Columbus?
The Native Americans. They were there WAY before Columbus! There generations were passed from they Inuit's, to they Eskimo's, to the plains Indians to the American Indians or something like that! So Columbus was TECHNACALY NOT the first one in America! We need to STOP giving Columbus SO much credit! either way, hope they answer helps!
What island did Columbus discover after he discovered the Canaries?
The Canary Islands were known to the Europeans for many years before Columbus. He had nothing to do with their discovery.
Was Chritopher Columbus the second person to come to Trinidad?
No, there were natives living on Trinidad before Columbus even had the idea of what a ship even was. However, Columbus was one of the first Europeans to set food on Trinidad, because he revealed its existence to Europeans.
