Did the Chinese beat Columbus to America?
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actually the vikings would have found america even before the chinese they just didn't stay very long
Eric Lindros
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Interesting story. In history-lessons we were told that Colombus discovered America.
I hope the book will appear in The Netherlands, I want buy it.
I hope the book will appear in The Netherlands, I want buy it.
Vanilla Bear
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Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
We were taught the same thing in school here in the US,although the Vikings were mentioned.But now some of us like to refer to Columbus as that "Lost italian guy" who had no idea where he was. He didn't discover america cause it wasn't lost, at least the native americans didn't think it was lost and rather then discover it, Columbus and those who followed "invaded" it.:eek:
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Ex-SuperMod
It's bullshit.
If the Chinese had, they would have produced a poor quality copy of the New World and had it ready for Columbus upon his arrival - along with flashing cigarette lighters, spark barking flipping wind up dogs and offered to fix the Ana for a low price.....
... and while sailing away, Cristoforo would have seen a replica of the Ana hurridly being assembled by 12 year olds.
If the Chinese had, they would have produced a poor quality copy of the New World and had it ready for Columbus upon his arrival - along with flashing cigarette lighters, spark barking flipping wind up dogs and offered to fix the Ana for a low price.....
... and while sailing away, Cristoforo would have seen a replica of the Ana hurridly being assembled by 12 year olds.
thats assuming the land bridge theory is also correct.
there is also the theory that migration occured from australia to south america or from europe across a great ice sheet to eastern canada/us.
only time will tell, but it seems as time rolls on, more "what ifs" are thrown into the mix
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listafricanka.html
try this link it gives various different theories
try this link it gives various different theories
DrMotorcity
Don Trump calls me Pornography Man
I don't think so.
With a brief review of a map of the U.S., one will find the cities of Columbus, Georgia; Columbus, Nebraska; Columbus, Indiana; Columbus, Wisconsin; Columbus, New Jersey; Columbus, New York; Columbus, Iowa; Columbus, Ohio; Columbus, Kentucky; Columbus, Kansas; Columbus, New Mexico; Columbus, Montana; heck, even two—count 'em—two Columbus Townships in Michigan, one for each peninsula! If some mariner sailing under the flag of China had in fact preceded the intrepid ol' Cristoforo, then certainly all of the above communities would be named for the leading Chinaman of the expedition. No question about it.
Incidently, there is a city in Ohio named "Canton;" long after C.C. had made his discovery and cashed the last check from the book-deal he subsequently made, and thought about making a movie about it, too (television hadn't been invented yet), some Chinese map-maker or politician happened to be looking at a map of the America so appropriatly discovered by Chris and came across the metropolis Canton, Ohio, and found favor enough with the name to beseige his sovereignty to invent a new town just to call it "Canton." (His first choice was actually Hamtramck, Michigan, but had difficulty in properly spelling it, unlike some people.) In later years, the usage of the name of the third most populous city on the Mainland has gradually been replaced by a more traditionally-sounding name more suitable for their locale, as they came to realize the rest of world had been getting wise to them for the indelicatly brazen act of cartographical plagiary. And to make matters worse, they don't even play football there at all or know what it is at all.
With a brief review of a map of the U.S., one will find the cities of Columbus, Georgia; Columbus, Nebraska; Columbus, Indiana; Columbus, Wisconsin; Columbus, New Jersey; Columbus, New York; Columbus, Iowa; Columbus, Ohio; Columbus, Kentucky; Columbus, Kansas; Columbus, New Mexico; Columbus, Montana; heck, even two—count 'em—two Columbus Townships in Michigan, one for each peninsula! If some mariner sailing under the flag of China had in fact preceded the intrepid ol' Cristoforo, then certainly all of the above communities would be named for the leading Chinaman of the expedition. No question about it.
Incidently, there is a city in Ohio named "Canton;" long after C.C. had made his discovery and cashed the last check from the book-deal he subsequently made, and thought about making a movie about it, too (television hadn't been invented yet), some Chinese map-maker or politician happened to be looking at a map of the America so appropriatly discovered by Chris and came across the metropolis Canton, Ohio, and found favor enough with the name to beseige his sovereignty to invent a new town just to call it "Canton." (His first choice was actually Hamtramck, Michigan, but had difficulty in properly spelling it, unlike some people.) In later years, the usage of the name of the third most populous city on the Mainland has gradually been replaced by a more traditionally-sounding name more suitable for their locale, as they came to realize the rest of world had been getting wise to them for the indelicatly brazen act of cartographical plagiary. And to make matters worse, they don't even play football there at all or know what it is at all.
Are there any places called Leif Erikson, or even the Leif Erikson by the Sea retirement community? I think not. I always thought he was first, and even saw something on this a week ago.
What about Thor Heyerdahl and the RA II that ended up in Barbados?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Heyerdahl#The_Boats_Ra_and_Ra_II
What about Thor Heyerdahl and the RA II that ended up in Barbados?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Heyerdahl#The_Boats_Ra_and_Ra_II
And I don't think you are as "far, far" away from the Anita Bryant concert! How far is Columbus, Iowa from Des Moines, Iowa?
DrMotorcity
Don Trump calls me Pornography Man
When historians, or a lot of other people in general, say Columbus "discovered" the new world, they don't mean he literally lead the first group ever to see it, because he didn't. By the term "discovered" they mean his expedition was the first one that lead the people in the "Old World" to definitively realize that the "New World" existed.
I think that if the Chinese had been here before we would see more evidence of their presence.
