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He explored china He embarked on a journey to asia and was the first european to asia. when he returned to venice he found that venice was at war with Genoa.
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Where two brothers that set out to find ocean to reach india. They wanted to bring back items to trade and a quicker route.
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In 1492 christopher Columbus set sail to find a new route to india but while he was traveling he found what would then be called America. HE thoght he made it to india and called the natives indians.
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He explored south of the equator, present day guyana
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He was known for being the first european explorer in north america.
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During his voyage to the coast of North America, he searched for the elusive passage to China, and although he is not so famous as Henry Hudson, he is the first European to visit New York Harbor.
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He was searching for the north west passage. He was not succseful trying to voyage the entire world.
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He is best known for adding some land three times the size of france in africa to the french empire
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QHe was the first person to fly and air ship to the north pole and which was indisputably the first to fly across the polar ice cap from Europe to America.
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At the time of the Mongol invasions into Eastern Europe and the disastrous Battle of Legnica in 1241, Pope Innocent IV sent the then 65-year-old Giovani on a special mission to the to gather intelligence and put out the feelers for a potential alliance against the advance of Islam.
