EUROPEAN EXPLORATION......answer this pleasse....?
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There was a great seven-part series on PBS in 1992 for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovering "America", or more specifically the Western Hemisphere ala Santo Domingo.  Like many discoveries it was a happy accident in the pursuit of a shorter route to Asia, the spice route, and to India, hence the term the West Indies.  \n\nOne of the more fascinating aspects is the perception of European Exploration through the years.  At the 400th anniversary in the 1890's the west's attitude was one of the white race conquering primitive lands and civilizing the uncivilized.  Here in Chicago, the Columbian Exposition in 1893 showcased the progress of America with the most perfect "White City" as a commemoration of this event.  \n\nA mere 100 years later with political correctness more prevalent(Dances with Wolves as an example) we see more of how unique cultures have been lost to European greed and conquest.  Where was the celebration?  The event became more of a chance for the world to become introspective in examining the pros and cons of this discovery, and seemed to acknowledge plenty of each.\n\nWikipedia has additional observations -- see the link below.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_america\nPlease click the above link to know in detail.
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Aha!\n\nPerhaps it would be best to clue you into a direct exploration currently in progress:\n\nIn short, this is directly copied from the BBC :)  The exploration continues, and more evidance is being found, so good reading:\n\nAmerican researchers claim to have found convincing evidence that locates the site of the lost kingdom of Atlantis off the coast of Cyprus. \nThe team spent six days scanning the Mediterranean sea bed between Cyprus and Syria using sonar technology. \n\nThey believe they found evidence of massive, manmade structures beneath the ocean floor, including two straight, 2-km (1.25 mile) long walls on a hill. \n\nThey say their discoveries match accounts of the city written by Plato. \n\n\n'Greatest coincidence' \n\nTeam leader Robert Sarmast said the walls appear to be sited on a flat-topped hill where the temples of Atlantis once stood. \n\n \nMyth or reality? It is said to be a place of beauty and wealth \nHe intends to use the sonar data to make a three-dimensional computer image of the site, 1.5km below sea level, before returning for further research. \n\n\n"The hill, as a whole, basically looks like a walled, hillside territory and this hillside territory matches Plato's description of the Acropolis hill with perfect precision," he said. \n\n"Even the dimensions are exactly perfect, so if all these things are coincidental, I mean, we have the world's greatest coincidence going on." \n\nHowever, Mr Sarmast and his team are not alone in believing they have found the lost city of Atlantis. \n\n \nSonar technology was used to survey the sea bed off Cyprus \nOther researchers have placed it off the coast of Spain, Cuba and the south west of England, as well as under the South China Sea. \n\nThe story of Atlantis, a fabled utopia destroyed in ancient times, has captured the imagination of scholars ever since it was first described by the philosopher Plato. \n\nWriting more than 2,000 years ago, he depicted a land of fabulous wealth, advanced civilisation and natural beauty.
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It was the Elizabethan Age, the reign of Elizabeth I.  The explorations by the English began then, and the difficulties with Spain and the defeat of its Armada occured then.  There was a good deal of artistic fourishing, and also an increase in commerce and trade, and the usual political/religious bickering.  That was as far as England goes, but all of Europe was similarly in more or less the same phase of opening up to new worlds and new combinations of power and politics and economic growth.
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It was discovered by Antonio Ingognito, in 1983. He had a good idea it would be where it was because his Lonely Planet book said so. Other people had discovered it before but they weren't explorers.
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Everest wasn't discovered, it's always been there.  Western civilization has known about the Himilayas and Asia since the times of the Romans and probably before that.
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There is few hints like same geology at diferernt geografic points related to the same period; \nSame fauna indicating same region or at leastthey migrated through some kind of bridge;\nObvious fit about the continents. \nWhat cause it is the tectonic movement. Dorsals have separated it and we still in movement there is measure about hom many inches we are far from Europe/AFrica and also to other continents. (Also Heigh of montains are changind)
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Jesuits were generally expelled in the 19th century from Latin American missions.\n\nAs to what year was the discovery and conquest of America, this is a really poor question.  It is true that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, but the conquest took a lot longer than that.  As to the discovery, there are a lot of historical arguments that show that the Old World had met the New World on many occasions prior to Columbus.\n\nWhen were the independent wars against Spain? Well, again this depends on the country, but most were in the first 50 years of the 19th century.\n\nWhat century did the first democracies start to arise? Are you talking about democracy as we know it today, or are you talking about the roots of it in Greece?  Democracy is a conglomeration of a lot of political ideas from many countries and it comes in a lot of forms.  So it's very hard to say when it arose unless you are more specific.  Some argue that the US, in 1776, was the first "democracy."\n\nWhen did the indigenous people live in America? Well, that would be about 15,000 BC until the present.  But the 15,000 BC date is quite obscure and there are a lot of arguments for dates before and after that.
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Well, he discovered it for Europe, even though there were people there, they had no contacts with people other than themselves. The funny thing is, Leif Erickson, a viking, had landed in America before Christopher, but he wasn't given the credit. Amerigo Vespuchi was the first to ever make a map of America, and so for some reason America was named after him. Columbus was funded by the royal family, therefore, his dicovery was noted and the others weren't.\nHope this helps! \n\nJesus loves you! :D
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Consider the date.  Columbus is attributed as the discoverer of America.  It was not determined to be America until after his death well after 1500.  I doubt there are too many maps in the time period you are requesting.  The second link below is a picture of a mid 1500's map from Spain.\n\nAn exception, however, is the Vinland map thought to have been made about 1440...thought to be the first of North America rendered by explorer Eiriksson.
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technically Amerigo vespucci (more than likely spelled wrong) was here before columbus. if one wants to be exact...native americans were already here. = )
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Christopher Columbus was the first to make the new land known to the rest of the world.  At that time, Europe was the area of the world where all information spread from. Also, Europe was in the Age of Exploration. The countries or should I say empires were looking for new routes to Asia to avoid import taxes which were common in ports on the Mediterranean Sea. This was the usual route most traders took in reaching Asia.  Christopher Columbus believed he had reached Asia until the time he died. Later explorers were the ones who realized he had landed in a new world. The Vikings were in North America much earlier, but their main concern was food, and the only record we have of their being in North America was found in the Sagas they wrote.
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Read a book called Guns, Germs, and Steel or get it on video if you're lazy.  Basically the author of this book explains how geographic and climactic factors favored agriculture in Europe as their society evolved, this gave them a head start towards modern society.  Africa's climate continues to be less favorable for agriculture and industry.  And in many places their social structure remains focused on survival rather than "progress".  Thats not the whole story, but its a big piece of the puzzle.
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Interesting stuff.  I wouldn't mind if we were not alone in the universe. I found some discussion of this stuff on the internet, but if you have better sources, please post them \nThis is an article about Inca stones and the whole archeological find \nhttp://www.labyrinthina.com/ica.htm\nsome pictures here. about 1/4 down the page\nhttp://www.raphaelk.co.uk/web%20pics/Peru/Peru.htm
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Funny question!!! I'd say the Phoenicians were the ones who discovered us in the sense Columbus discovered America. The sailed the Mediterranean, arrived in the South of Spain 3000 years ago and founded the town of Cadiz, which still exists. Actually, it is the oldest Western town!!
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The European nations didn’t just go to Africa to conquer it.  The nations of North Africa and Europe knew each other with explorers and conquers going both ways and all of this going back pre-Roman.  Central and Southern Africa was largely unknown.  What was know was seen as primarily wild and without unifying nations.  \n\nAs raw resources came into the awareness of various country, expansion began into these wild territories.  Through the years this continued and grew.  As the cultures involved came into increasing contact, abrasive relationships grew which as often as not led to hostilities.\n\nWhile today we can look back from what we consider a higher moral ground, that certainly was not the controlling policies of the day.
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By whom?  And do you actually mean the United States or do you mean North America?  \n\nMany anthropologists now believe that Asians crossed the Bering Strait thousands of years ago to become the first human settlers of North America.  The Vikings visited the coasts of Labrador, Newfoundland, and possibly the eastern seaboard hundreds of years before Columbus.  Portuguese and Spanish fishermen were fishing off the coast of Newfoundland long before 1492.  By anyone's definition, Columbus was a late-comer.  And in any event when he got to the coast of North America there were already people here, so he didn't actually "discover" it.