When and who discover Africa?

Question

I need to make some geography text about Africa, and i was asking who, when and how did someone discover Africa...

Ok Ok... But what people give Africa its name? I mean, who told "this is going to be Africa"?

Answer 1

You mean when did Europeans discover Africa? Africa is where the human race began. Its like saying who figured out George Washington was the first American president.

Answer 2

Honey, Africa is where humans started! They didn't "discover" it, they were born there! All other continents could be said to be "discovered" on some sense, but not Africa.

But remember that when we say, for example, that "Columbus discovered America" we are saying that a white European named Columbus was the first white European to show up in America. There were plenty of people there already, having migrated over the land bridge of Siberia some long while earlier. And those had made their long, slow migration from where Asia and Europe come close to Africa.

Answer 3

Geographically Egypt is in Africa. And resent discoveries suggest that it’s the oldest civilization on earth. Therefore, the question might be who discover the rest of the world! If you mean from a European perspective, Alexander the great had conquered Egypt, which was a trading gate to Africa. Later in the 13th century, an Arabic navigator introduced Magellan to a trading rout that runs around the African continent. As for Europe itself, it is probably the Iranians/ Persians. The word Iran is derived from Arian. Iran is the original home of the Arian race (this surprises many people!). When the Persian Empire was expanding in the ancient time, they had discovered parts of the European continent.

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/africa...

Answer 5

how about i give you the links and u look it up yourself