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Columbus’ Discoveries

On August 3rd, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three ships seeking a westerly route to the Far East. His voyages revealed two continents new to Europeans and initiated a period of rapid exploration. Our video explains this discovery. #ChristopherColumbus #columbus #discov

October 12 - Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. This simpleshow explains the basic facts about his expedition and how he influenced the history as well as our culture tod

When did racism start?

Racist thinking is probably as old as mankind. With Columbus and the colonization of Africa and South America over 500 years ago, racism entered the world stage. However, the term "racism" was not coined until the late 19th century. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/seit-wann-gibt-es

Prehistory: The Discovery of America

On the archipelago of Madeira, the Portuguese Perestrello found strange woods on the beach that could not have originated from there. His notes on this were also read by Christopher Columbus. The discovery of America took its beginning. Author: ZDF/Terra X/E. z. Eulenburg, I. Zink, Oliver Roetz, WE