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【正文】 f John Cabot ? 4 Voyage of Amerigo Vespucci ? 5 Voyage of Ferdinand Magellan ? Through the Renaissance (“ revival of learning” ), people became enlightened and became once again interested in the study of physical science such as geography. ? Some brave people started their expedition by sailing west around the Atlantic with a belief in their mind that the earth was round. ? Dialogues written by Plato mentioned that there was a rich country called “ Atlantis” , which sank into the Atlantic Ocean in a single day and night of misfortune after a failed attempt to invade Athens. ? It will open up fresh ground for the rising bourgeoisie, promote the development of merce (mercantilism), sea navigation and industry, and provide the way for the rapid development of early capitalism. Marco Polo (c. 1254 – January 8, 1324) ? Silk road ? Christopher Columbus(1451—1506) was born in Genoa, Italy. ? The young man loved sailing and believed the earth was round. He planned to reach China and India through Atlantic, “ the sea of darkness” . ? He spent seven years asking help from the Portuguese, British and French governments, but was turned down and even sneered at. Finally the Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella promised to help him. ? August 3, 1492, more than eighty sailors headed by Columbus set off on board three ships named “ Pinta” , “ Nina” and “ Santa Maria” from the port of Palos, Spain. ? October 12, 1492, they landed an island of the Bahamas which Columbus named “ San Salvador” meaning “ Holy Savior” . ? Then they went to other islands such as Cuba, and came back to Palos on March 16, 1493. ? Columbus mistook the islands he landed for India, and so called the inhabitants (Tainos) Indians. ? West Indies and West Indians ? From 1493 to 1504 Columbus reached American continent three more times and in 1498 he reached south America. Landing of Columbus ?In 1497 the Italian navigator John Cabot under the aid of the British government reached what is now Canada. ? In 1499 another Italian navigator called Amerigo Vespucc
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