As late as the 1800's they were still seeking a passage to Asia. Your question needs a little work to be able to answer.
There was no "explorer" who inspired Columbus to go on his ship to sail westward, however, the reason he went on his quest to prove the earth was round was that there was a competition held by the Queen to see who could find the shortest route to India, in a search for gold. As for "other European explorer", there have been hundreds of Europian explorers. Please be more specific.
Marco Polo was a famous explorer. He was the first person to record his travels to China.
europeans who read about his travels were inspired to explore
Europeans who read about his travels were inspired to explore.
Europeans who read about his travels were inspired to explore.
Words for a person who travels from place to place are:travelernomadtouristsojournersightseertransientwayfarervagabonddrifterHitchhiker
Explorer
Marco Polo was a merchant traveler from Venice who lived for a while in China and in a book of his travels introduced Europe to the far east.
There was no "explorer" who inspired Columbus to go on his ship to sail westward, however, the reason he went on his quest to prove the earth was round was that there was a competition held by the Queen to see who could find the shortest route to India, in a search for gold. As for "other European explorer", there have been hundreds of Europian explorers. Please be more specific.
explorer
This person is an explorer, a pioneer.
A missionary explorer is a person who travels to places in the world to bring their spiritual beliefs and the to bring Christianity to wherever they go.
Marco Polo
A pioneer or a trailblazer. Also, perhaps, an explorer.
travels of marco plo
"Eurail tickets are for railway passage in European nations. You can book multi-city, multi-country travels. Rail travel is very popular in Europe, and provides tourists a fantastic and relaxing way to travel and observe the continent. There are several different European rail carriers, depending on the different places you wish to visit."
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