How did the language barrier affect travelers exploring new lands in ancient times?

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While I can now visit Vietnam and communicate with some locals in English, what dangers faced someone who got lost in a foreign country? When did it start to be common that people speak other languages as well?

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When Lewis and Clark went up the Mississippi, they had a young native girl named Sacagawea with them, and she would translate as best she could, plus her presence alleviated initial fears.

Many of the tribes they encountered were eager to trade furs for knives and hatchet heads made of steel.

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