#11 - impressive ship but Columbus went 4000 miles / 6400 km + across the Atlantic in his much smaller ship whereas He hugged the coastline of China and India. They were two very different kinds of explorers.
Maddy, Books told you that ? Most of the Pacific Islands' languages have some seemingly similar words to some in the Chinese dialects. That indicates that either the Chinese visited those many islands or the Pacific people originally came from the Asian mainland. Not all history is recorded, that that is is not always true.
#11 - impressive ship but Columbus went 4000 miles / 6400 km + across the Atlantic in his much smaller ship whereas He hugged the coastline of China and India. They were two very different kinds of explorers.
Maddy, Books told you that ? Most of the Pacific Islands' languages have some seemingly similar words to some in the Chinese dialects. That indicates that either the Chinese visited those many islands or the Pacific people originally came from the Asian mainland. Not all history is recorded, that that is is not always true.
They are both used to transfer information, and knowledge is power. (GI Joooooooe!)
Books told you that ?
Most of the Pacific Islands' languages have some seemingly similar words to some in the Chinese dialects.
That indicates that either the Chinese visited those many islands or the Pacific people originally came from the Asian mainland.
Not all history is recorded, that that is is not always true.