2007-12-01 13:17:33 · 8 answers · asked by jennifer m 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
supposedly yes the vikings discovered the nothern part of north america and greenland setting up colonies there in the 12th to 13th centuries and their most prized explorer is lief ericson
2007-12-01 13:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say Viking did first. Columbus discover Some Islands in Gulf of Mexico, he was the first to colonize them, Amerigo Vaspuci Discover America hence the name.
2016-04-07 02:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did but they didn't really care about it like the other countries did and it wasn't really discovering you know. Why are eurocentric thoughts taught in school all the time. We never hear about the Aztecs discovering the Spanish do we? I dont think so!
2007-12-01 14:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They discovered it but they didn't proclaim it for any particular nation like Columbus did.
2007-12-01 14:10:51 · answer #4 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! Lief Ericson - early 11th century.
Minnesota even has proof -
http://wcco.com/topstories/kensington.runestone.columbus.2.369735.html
2007-12-01 19:01:02 · answer #5 · answered by Hollister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Lief Eirckson in 1005AD
2007-12-01 13:26:23 · answer #6 · answered by IamCount 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did, by about 400 years, but probably never realized what they had found.
2007-12-04 06:32:45 · answer #7 · answered by Sim - plicimus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it was in one of my worksheets, they fought so much that noone ever new they were there
2007-12-01 13:25:58 · answer #8 · answered by rnessa94 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋