If these discoveries were not found by the Europeans, the world as we know it may be different...
Places
Many places (areas) in South America, Such as Haiti, Jamaica, Guanja Island, Honduras, West Indies, and many more. Even though these places were already much inhabited, in those times, this continent of the Americas was unknown and as the first three ships arrived, opened up the Americas for European exploration, exploitation and colonization.
Plants
Pineapple, sweet potato, corn, tobacco, tomato, cocoa, coffee, beans (e.g. shell, string, kidney), cassava (manioc), which were brought back to Europe as they originally did not grow there. These have come to impact the dining traditions in Europe.
Animals
Alligator,parrot, llama, Amazon Pink Dolphin, Piranha, species unknown to the Europeans
Cultures
Indies and other tribal people of South America (e.g. Lucayans and Arawak) that have encountered no other tribes apart from themselves.
Scientific research
His first voyage proved that only the earth was round (it was not possible to sail off the earth!), it was also bigger than what people of the time thought it was (they did not known in spite of what Eratosthenes has calculated: 25,000 miles around the circumference). Christopher Columbus has also underestimated this himself.
Many places (areas) in South America, Such as Haiti, Jamaica, Guanja Island, Honduras, West Indies, and many more. Even though these places were already much inhabited, in those times, this continent of the Americas was unknown and as the first three ships arrived, opened up the Americas for European exploration, exploitation and colonization.
Plants
Pineapple, sweet potato, corn, tobacco, tomato, cocoa, coffee, beans (e.g. shell, string, kidney), cassava (manioc), which were brought back to Europe as they originally did not grow there. These have come to impact the dining traditions in Europe.
Animals
Alligator,parrot, llama, Amazon Pink Dolphin, Piranha, species unknown to the Europeans
Cultures
Indies and other tribal people of South America (e.g. Lucayans and Arawak) that have encountered no other tribes apart from themselves.
Scientific research
His first voyage proved that only the earth was round (it was not possible to sail off the earth!), it was also bigger than what people of the time thought it was (they did not known in spite of what Eratosthenes has calculated: 25,000 miles around the circumference). Christopher Columbus has also underestimated this himself.