i am doing a report on columbus and i have looked all over for this information but i need some more help because i havnt found the answer
2006-09-17 13:24:46 · 12 answers · asked by Abigail B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Columbus was the first person whose discovery of the Americas was widely recognized. The discovery of North America by Columbus resulted in the mass movement of Europeans to the New World, and all of the problems & benefits that resulted from that movement.
Leaf Ericson discoverd North America first, but nothing long term came of his discovery (since the only Viking Colony was wiped out by Native Americans and never resettled) and it was forgotten.
2006-09-17 13:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Columbus was a person that was acceptable in the view of a white predominated audience. There was no respect for those who founded and inhabited certain countries so their findings were stolen. Of course columbus was a great explorer who did discover new land but a biased audience assumed he had put his mark originally on places that were already marked or even inhabited by people seen as lesser folk
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2006-09-17 20:31:19 · answer #2 · answered by Hustle and Grow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leif Erickson, you are talking about. The Scandanavians were secretive about it. Kind of like a fisherman. If they find a good fishing hole, they often hide it.
Columbus celebrated it. Plus the Spanish gvt invested a lot of money in Columbus. They wanted to look smart and told everybody how great their investment panned out. Plus times were getting more modern and a new "world" was a good thing for the new mankind to challenge. Plus Italians (Columbus) and Spaniards are outgoing people. Scandanavians are on the quiet side.
2006-09-17 20:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by TG Special 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
?? can you re-word it?? Columbus was either a villan or a hero.. There are soo many different accusations about him being greedy ans such and being a bad man.. really he wasnt the "first" his intentsions was go to Asia for silk and herbs... but some how he got off track and he the stated that he was the first.. It was the vikings then the indians..
go get this book and u'll get all the info you need
RETRIEVING THE AMERICAN PAST
by riley
and AMERICA: BRIEF (V1) (P)
tindall 6th ed??
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2006-09-17 20:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by im_a_goofy_chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We didnt' know about the norse discovery until later.
There's evidence of greek and roman visits to the US. Many egyptian mummies and even european bog bodies that have evidence of tobacco and coccaine use, all new world products.
Discoveries are usually credited when it changes things. For example, many technical discoveries happened in China first, but were never utilized.
2006-09-17 20:29:48 · answer #5 · answered by John K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea.
Personally, I'd like to celebrate National Viking Ancestors Day!!! That would be fun!!! Especially with parades of longboats and everybody wearing helmets with horns on them.
2006-09-17 20:44:43 · answer #6 · answered by ashcatash 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Others did, but Colombus made travel to the "new world" popular to Europeans.
2006-09-17 20:26:45 · answer #7 · answered by John the Revelator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because columbus didnt know about those other people
2006-09-17 20:26:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know why he is celebrated at all...the native americans that didnt die from disease were turned into slaves and servants and the land was grossly misused
2006-09-17 20:27:51 · answer #9 · answered by guitar_lady81 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think they knew about those "earlier" trips
actually, it is still just speculation....
also, at that time, the discovery brought riches and treasures...
that was a big deal
2006-09-17 20:25:44 · answer #10 · answered by locuaz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋