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Q: Which group of people reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
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Who did Columbus meet when he landed in America?

Christopher Columbus met the Native Indians when he reached America.


Where did christopher Columbus thought he had reached in 1492?

On christopher Columbus's 1st voyage he landed in the Americas which he thought was India


Where did Columbus think he had reached when he reached the Bahamas?

Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians


Did the Irish discover America?

St. Brendan is amongst the people that are believed to have reached America before Columbus did. In 1977, an Adventurer named Tim Severin tried to get from Ireland to North America in a boat that would have been similar to ones from the 6th century, which is when St. Brendan is said to have made his voyage. Tim Severin succeeded, and reached Newfoundland, proving that it was possible that St. Brendan did do it.


Who were the first people to come to north America by ship?

Leif Ericsson discovered North America about 500 years before Columbus.


Did the people of Europe eat corn before Columbus came to America?

No, they may have been here before Columbus but the didnt discover corn in Europe until Christopher Columbus had came and the indians planted and farmed corn.


Did Indians live in north and south America before Christopher Columbus?

Yes, when Christopher Columbus arrived on the shores of the new world, both North and South America were inhabited by indigenous people.


Who discovered America on October 12 1492?

Christopher Columbus is often credited with discovering America on October 12, 1492. However, it is important to note that indigenous people were already living in the Americas before Columbus arrived.


What do you remember about the discoverer of America?

There are many facts regarding the discoverer of America. One idea is that there are actually multiple people who discovered America before Christopher Columbus.


Who discover the US America?

The term "US of America" is a political one and refers to the country whilst "America" is geographical. It is certain that the Vikings reached North America before Columbus as Viking artifacts have been found. Properly speaking, those who 'discovered' the Americas were the people who migrated across the Bering Strait during the last Ice Age.


Was Christopher Columbus the first one to discover America?

Leif Erickson, a viking, probably reached the Americas before Columbus, however, not much happened after the vikings made a landing in North America. After Columbus landed, a whole bunch of explorers sailed to the Americas. Of course, the very first people to reach the Americas, were the people who went from Siberia, Russia across the Bering Strait to Alaska, and then down south to the rest of the continent.


When did the first people probably came to North America?

1492 is when Columbus came to North America. However, there were several Norweigens who came to go ice fishing in parts of Canada long before Columbus.