Amerigo Vespucci changed the world by discovering America! America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
to prove that christopher columbus' voyage wasnt to the west indies but to a new world
To my understanding Amerigo Vespucci went on four voyages to the New World.
To prove that Asia wasn't Asia, but a new world! Or... He was remembered in history because he made a speicial map that had more land than anyone else's map!
United States of America!! A cartographer named the "New World" after Amerigo Vespucci.
North and South America were named after him; he realized that they were not part of Asia.
First to realize America wasn't Asia
Columbus's navigator Amerigo Vespucci was for whom America was named.
His impact was minor. He wrote a book stating that he discovered North America, but it isn't true. By the mid 1800's it was known he lied.
Amerigo Vespucci changed the world by discovering America! America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
the Old World benefited from explorations in the new world because they found gold, crops, and many other things from the explorations.
to tell Columbus that he did not find India he had found a new world!
to prove that christopher columbus' voyage wasnt to the west indies but to a new world
The cartographer who named the New World was Martin WaldseemΓΌller. He named it "America" in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, who was an early explorer of the region.
Amerigo went to Spain and Portugal.
The new lands were now thought to be a "new world"
The new lands were now thought to be a "new world"