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What explorer thought he had reached asia but made the first European land claims in north America?
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Which explorer thought he reached china?
Marco Polo
What European explorer was thought to be God by Aztec people?
Hernando Cortes...
What what explorer reached what he thought was China and saw many white bears and very large stags that looked like horses?
No explorer had that experience.
What explorer reached what he thought was china and saw many white bears and very large stags that looked like horses?
No explorer had that experience.
Who was North and South America named after?
They were named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
What were the European explorers looking for in the Indies?
North america...... they thought that they were at the new world. North america...... they thought that they were at the new world.
Was a America called Chritopher Columbus?
He called America East Indies because he thought that he had reached Asia.
Where did christopher Columbus thought he had reached in 1492?
On christopher Columbus's 1st voyage he landed in the Americas which he thought was India
What continent did Columbus think he reached on his voyage 1492?
The continent Christopher Columbus think he reached is Asia.
What explorer when he reached what he thought was china his son would describe as a very sterile lonely land?
John Cabot
When christopher Columbus landed in 1942 what did he thought he reached?
Christopher Columbus believed that the lands he reached were the West Indies, in Southern Asia, although it was actually the Carribean Islands, south of North America.
Who was believed to be the first explorer to discover North America over 1000 years ago?
It is thought the Vikings sailed to North America. The voyages of Lief Ericcson are not as well known as those of Columbus however. I would think this is because of the lack of colonisation & the effects it had, or didn't have, on European migration.
