2006-10-09 08:05:04 · 17 answers · asked by Charley 5 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
NO the Vikins did!
2006-10-09 08:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as Europe knew, yes. The Vikings found it long before, but didn't tell anybody, and the Native Americans found it long enough before that to populate the continent. Christopher Columbus just happened to be the first of the bunch who knew a cartographer (map maker).
2006-10-09 08:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, he was not the first person to land here, the vikings landed her in 1000 ce and columbus was here in about 1400 ce, however, the reaons columbus is often giving the credit is because the vikings didn't tell anybody about their discovery, a theory about this is because the vikings had been defeated by the indians who were already there, and the vikings didn't want to know that they could be defeated, so the people who were first here were really the indians
2006-10-09 08:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by Ugs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a false claim. America was discovered by Charles Kuralt in a Winnebago on Sunday mornings.
2006-10-09 08:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is somespeculation that the Atlanteans did. At the very least, mongoloid persons from Asia crossed the Berring Straits and populated the "new world" approximately 12,000 years ago. Look up "Clovis culture" on your favorite search engine.
2006-10-09 08:08:27 · answer #5 · answered by andalucia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might want to ask the American Indians if Columbus discovered a country full of people
2006-10-09 08:06:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, to the people who were in Asia, Africa and Europe, Columbus did discover America.. but there were Indians already there, so to them ... he didn't
2006-10-09 08:15:02 · answer #7 · answered by mellow~lisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It was discovered by Leif Erikson, son of Erik the Red, a viking.
2006-10-09 13:36:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he was only one of many,nomads(indians) found america by crossing an ice bridge during the ice ages(russia to alaska..following herds(food),amerigo vespucci discovered america @ 14th or 15th century and the other answer of the vikings or norseman is also correct during @12th or 13th century
2006-10-09 08:11:06 · answer #9 · answered by stygianwolfe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No; the Viking were here years earlier. They were the first European explorers to find America.
2006-10-09 08:07:03 · answer #10 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wonder why Americus Vespucci continues to be left out of the equation.??
2006-10-12 21:37:36 · answer #11 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋