Some questions about the age of discovery, meant as several centuries of the discoveries of the Americas, Australia and other, non EuroAsian lands.
Please list all the plausible claimants for the title of Discovery of America(Americas).
Columbus we all know about, who else? the Chinese? the Vikings? In (more or less) what dates were they supposed to have discovered the continent(s).
Which explorer (land an/or sea) accomplished the most for the sake of humanity?
If you were an explorer during that era, given 3 ships and crew, which way would you have headed? what would have been your goal?
Please list all the plausible claimants for the title of Discovery of America(Americas).
Columbus we all know about, who else? the Chinese? the Vikings? In (more or less) what dates were they supposed to have discovered the continent(s).
Which explorer (land an/or sea) accomplished the most for the sake of humanity?
If you were an explorer during that era, given 3 ships and crew, which way would you have headed? what would have been your goal?