Where was Amerigo Vespucci from?
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Florence
A navigator and explorer.
💡 Did you know? Vespucci first worked as a merchant for the Medici in Florence before going to sea.
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Which name did Amerigo Vespucci coin for the lands beyond the Atlantic?
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New World
Not Asia, as Columbus thought.
💡 Did you know? While Columbus believed to the end he had reached India, Vespucci recognised an unknown continent.
What is America named after?
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Amerigo Vespucci
A cartographer gave the name.
💡 Did you know? In 1507 a cartographer named the new landmass after Amerigo's first name: „America“.
Which coast did Vespucci explore?
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South America
Around 1500.
💡 Did you know? Vespucci sailed far down the east coast of South America, probably as far as Patagonia.
In which year did the map appear that gave America its name?
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1507
Columbus believed in Asia.
💡 Did you know? Vespucci spoke early of a „New World“: a term that overturned Europe's view of the globe.
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