Great Geographical Discoveries
World beyond Europe.Great Geographical Discoveries, as well as the United Reformation, held as a long-term process and not a single event. The most famous was the geographical discoveries of Christopher Columbus discover the new continent - America, which has already been so named in honor of another explorer and discoverer Vespucci. The discovery of new land by Columbus, initially recognized by him for the eastern shores of Asia, triggering a number of other expeditions. Of course, already famous discoveries and others have made the journey - already in the thirteenth century were the first Europeans to travel distant China. The Vikings reached farther back to Iceland and Greenland. Of the Renaissance discoverers day, the largest next Columbus was without a doubt, James Cook, who traveled the Pacific Ocean and up to Australia. The first European traveler who Cape of Good Hope, was Vasco ad Gama. In addition, explorer, who first world, was Ferdinand Magellan.