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he didn't- he sailed to the Americas (accidentally) in 1498
(Columbus "discovered" the West Indies in 1492, but didn't discover the mainland of the America's until his third voyage in 1498)
btw Galileo discovered that the earth was round
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What was Amerigo vespuccis GOAL when he was sent out on a mission?
to prove that christopher columbus' voyage wasnt to the west indies but to a new world
Where did Amerigo Vespucci want to go?
Amerigo Vespucci planned to go to the same places that Columbus had gone. He wanted to see for himself what Columbus had experienced, but he missed the West Indies altogether. One his first voyage he was not the captain of the ship.
How was Amerigo Vespucci was honored?
He realizing Columbus discovered a New World, not the Orient; therefore, he was honored by the naming of the "New Land" after him by a German mapmaker who named the "New Land," "America."
Why were Amerigo Vespucci's findings so important?
He proves that Columbus and Cabot has not found Asia but a unknown continent. Which is now America.
What was the New World that Columbus found like?
There were First Nations settlements already there, and lots of clean land ( meaning lots of nature that was unharmed).
What did Columbus find in the new world?
Columbus found that there were little huts and not a lot of people.
Why did Columbus go to the new world for his first journey?
To find a new trade route to Asia
Was Columbus the first explorer to find the new world?
yes
How does the wind help find new lands?
It took Christopher Columbus to the new world.
Why did Columbus go to the new world on his first?
To find a new trade route to Asia
Which explorer used magnetite to help him find the new world?
christopher Columbus
How did christopher Columbus find the new world?
hye found native Americans
What was the purpose of Columbus journey to the new world?
To find a water route to Asia.
What was the purpose of Columbus's journey to the new world?
To find a water route to Asia.
What explorer was funded by King Ferdinand and and Queen Isabella of Spain to find the New World?
Christopher Columbus
Why did Columbus want to find India?
India This is why when Columbus landed in the New World, he called the Native Americans he found "Indians".
Why did Columbus go to the new world on his journey?
To find an all-water route to Asia
