before columbus do u think there was anyother contact between the native americans and the rest of the world?

Question

please evidence needed with answer or website were u got the answer.............

Answer 1

There's plenty of evidence that Vikings landed on this side.
Leif Eriksson, known from Icelandic sagas as a descendant from a line of Norwegian Viking chieftains, who had established the first European settlement in Greenland in about 985, was most likely the first European discoverer of America in about 1000. His initial area of settlement is likely to be L'Anse aux Meadows located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Native Americans may have also come from the far East.

Answer 2

As I understand it, the "Native Americans" walked here from Asia. That would make them "Early North Americans" of Asian decent. At what time does a population become "Native"? When the next populace arrives? When Columbus arrived on the shores of the Caribbean Islands, there were already people there so he didn't "discover" it. Somebody all ready knew about it. Pretty arrogant of the Europeans to assume "Discovery" of lands already inhabited and used by Human populations for thousands of years.

Answer 3

Do your own homework but I remember reading about leaf the lucky and reaf the red. Be very careful of the test questions. Because if the material brings up the vickins and other explorers and then asks who was first columbus is not the correct answer. But if there is nothing about anyone else than he is the right answer. It can be very complicated when you are getting history lessons from two seperate web sites.
I have gotten it wrong both ways. So talk to the teachers about your history web site.

Answer 4

I just started reading a book called "1491" Its all about the culture of the native "Americans" and many early contacts with other cultures before Columbus, you should give it a read, great book.

Answer 5

Columbus never actually reached mainland America, but to West Indies.

Vikings and Eskimos were visiting those lands long before Spaniards

Answer 6

Yes, with Columbus.
He came to the outer Islands,
saw the bands of gold the Indians were wearing, sent back for more ships. Then they returned and enslaved the Indians to mine the gold.
The Indians revolted. Many were killed,but the Chief escaped.

I saw this on TV.

Then Columbus came back, and went
in land to America.

I don't celebrate this day.

Answer 7

the vikings were actually the first to reach northern america, and columbus wasnt even aware that america existed. He was trying to sail to asia and accidentally ran his fleet into the caribbean islands. Columbus day is a sham and Im shocked that the U.S. even celebrates it....shows how naive americans are.

Answer 8

Yes, the vikings...

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2001/20010827/vikings.shtml

Answer 9

Vikings
http://www.american.edu/TED/ice/vineland.htm
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/marshall/country/country-I-1.html
http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/vinland/

Answer 10

Yes there where the Vikings.
I do not know where it is documented, but I watched it on Discovery Channel.