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Juliette [100K]
3 years ago
8

Why do we still say that Columbus "discovered" the Americas?

History
2 answers:
tekilochka [14]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Why do we still teach Christopher Columbus found America or Vikings when the native Americans already were there? Because it matters. ... Leif Eiriksson and Columbus discovered the existence of things themselves and their peoples were not aware of. It connected America to the world.

Explanation:

igor_vitrenko [27]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he stumbled upon the Americas.

Explanation:

Leif Eriksson Day

Leif Eriksson Day commemorates the Norse explorer believed to have led the first European expedition to North America. Nearly 500 years before the birth of Christopher Columbus, a band of European sailors left their homeland behind in search of a new world.

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