Why is the European discovery of the Americas such an important historical event?

Columbus's voyage of discovery also had another important result; it contributed to the development of the modern concept of progress. To many Europeans, the New World seemed to be a place of innocence, freedom, and eternal youth. Columbus himself believed that he had landed near the Biblical Garden of Eden.

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the culture of the americas was influenced by the language, food, and music of africa.

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