Sir Francis Drake is today remembered as one of the finest English naval explorers of the 16th century. He led several important expeditions, discovered new lands, and managed to become first Englishman who has circumvented the world. Edgeworth David ...
《简明英汉词典》 I admire thoseexplorerswho ventured forth to explore new lands. 我敬佩那些为发现新大陆而外出的探险家们. 《简明英汉词典》 Explorerstraced the Nile River to its several headstreams in Central Africa. 探险者在中非找到了尼罗河的几处源头. ...
The unforgiving Amazon jungle has claimed the lives of more than one adventurer, but perhaps none so famous as Colonel Percy Fawcett, who disappeared in 1925 while on the trail of a mythical lost city. One of the most colorful figures of his era, Fawcett had made his name during a series...
Christopher Columbus unintentionally discovered the New World while sailing west to get to the east in search of a direct sea route to the lands that Marco Polo reached in his overland travels to China at the end of the 13th century. In four consecutive travels to the Caribbean from 1492 to...
British explorer Captain James Cook conducted three expeditions to the Pacific, opening up countless new lands to the western world – including New Zealand, Australia and countless islands. In all of this, he would sail from the Arctic to the Antarctic – perhaps the most prolific naval explorer...
The explorers who embarked on these adventures and voyages discovered new land, opened up trade routes, and essentially mapped out the world for us. Here are some of the most influential explorers in history. 1. Xuanzang or Hsuan-tsang (602-664) Xuanzang, also known as Hsuan-Tsang, was a...
Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources. Millions of waterfowl (水禽) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen. Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to...
One of the most famous Spanish explorers of 16th century was Hernando de Soto, who accompanied conquistador Francisco Pizarro in his destruction of Incan empire and contributed to the modern history by exploring the lands of Florida and discovering the mighty river Mississippi. ...
He discovered and named New Britain (near New Guinuea). His book, A New Voyage Round the World, was published in 1697, and quickly became very popular. Dampier died a pauper in March, 1715. de Fuca, Juan Juan de Fuca (15??-1601?) was a Greek navigator who sailed for Spain under ...
(DOK 1) 1. Prediction - Who were the 1 st Europeans to explore. IMPACT OF THE AGE OF EXPLORATION. European set out to discover riches and wealth of all kinds Once the new world was discovered they began to search. 1 U.S. Map 2 U.S. Map Labelled 3Western Hemisphere4...