Lesson 101 Who Discovered America?(在线收听) |
Did the Italian explorer ChristopherColumbus really discover America? It'sbelieved that travelers from China got therefirst. They crossed the Pacific to Mexico inthe fifth century. In fact, Columbus landed inthe Bahamas in 1492 and never got to NorthAmerica. America was not even named afterChristopher Columbus. It was named afterAmerigo Vespucci, who landed in America inthe late fifteenth century。 |
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