Marco Polo with his father at 17. Actually his father had all ready been to China so in a technical sense his father was one of the first.
north and east
The Portuguese was the first European power to explore East Asia. I finally found the answer in "Contemporary World Regional Geography" by Bradshaw White and Dymond Chacko on page 187. Hope this helps =) -Andrea
The first European power to colonize Indonesia were the Dutch rulers who came from netherlands. The Indonesian islands were then knoen as the Dutch East Indies. At first, the Dutch East Indies were controled by the Dutch East Indoa Company. But after the breakdown of the company, the Netherlands' government took the direct control of the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch rule over the Indonesia ended during the World War II when the Japanese took the control of the East Indies. At this time, they actually became known as Indonesia. The British were also looking at for colonizing the East Indies.
the compass helped early explorers travel by telling them which way they were going: North, East, South, West.
He was the first European to travel all the way to the southern tip of Africa
Vasco de Gama was the first European to reach India by sea. The first European to cross India by land was probably part of the British East India Trading Company. However, his or her name has been lost.
The first European nation to attempt to break the Italian monopoly on trade with the far east in the 15th century was?
potugal in 1498
yes he was
Etienne de bourgmont
John Wesley Powell
C. East
In 1541, Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana was the first European to travel the entire length of the river.
People in Europe wanted to travel again after getting the products of the Middle East. (This answer is for study island.)
China
It is true that Lieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain) was the first European to chart the east coast of Australia.
Alexey (Russian: ????????) is a male first name of Eastern-European and East Slavic descent