I would say that Christopher Columbus was influenced by the travels of Marco Polo.
He was greatly inspired by his travels and wanted to become as famous as Polo was as an explorer, and eventually, he did follow in his footsteps. Polo's travels changed the European perception of the Asian world, and as you know, Columbus also wanted to go to Asia, but he ended up in America.
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Answer:
Timbuktu
Explanation:
The Niger River is one of the largest rivers in Africa by all parameters. The river starts in the Guinea Highlands, moves toward northeast, makes a turn, moves toward southeast, and then to the south, ending its flow t the southern coast of Nigeria, giving this river a half circular appearance. The furthest north this river gets is in its middle flow, with the largest settlement that is close to the northernmost point of this river being Timbuktu. The Niger River has always been crucial for the people of the region, and still is in the present, being by far the most important water body in Western Africa.