When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he believed he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
Arrived in 1492
No one new that the North American (or South American) continents existed! Also the goal of Columbus' trip was to find a new, and faster route to Asia.
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When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he believed he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
Arrived in 1492
No one new that the North American (or South American) continents existed! Also the goal of Columbus' trip was to find a new, and faster route to Asia.
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india
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East Indies
yes there were
Before Columbus arrived in America, vikings and norsemen had arrived. Leif Erickson discovered America nearly 500 years before Columbus, he was a Norse explorer.
He was looking for India and when he arrived in the West Indies, he thought he'd arrived in Japan.
The time in the Americas BEFORE the arrival of Columbus.