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The voyage of magellan:age of exploration matching
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Johannes Gutenberg | simplified the printing of books by inventing movable type about 1450 |
| Hernando Cortes | defeated Aztecs in Mexico in 1521 |
| Marco Polo | left Italy for China and other parts of the Far East in 1271 |
| Samuel de Champlain | explored the Great Lakes region for France in 1608 |
| Bartolomeu Dias | became the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 |
| Leif Ericson | is believed to have discovered the coast of North America, which he called "Vinland", about 1000 |
| Pilgrims | reached Plymouth, Massachusetts, and drew up the Mayflower Compact in 1620 |
| Hernando de Soto | discovered the Mississippi River in 1541 |
| Prince Henry | began sending Portuguese soldiers along the coast of Africa in 1418 |
| Eric the Red | established a Viking colony in Greenland about 985 |
| Vasco da Gama | Portuguese sea captain who discovered an all-water route to India in 1498 |
| Ponce de Leon | searched through Florida for the Fountain of Youth in 1513 |
| Walter Raleigh | sent colonists to Roanoke Island in 1585 |
| John Cabot | explored the coast of North America for England in 1497 |
| Pedro Cabral | claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | crossed the Isthmus of Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513 |
| Ferdinand Magellan | his crew sailed around the world between 1519 and 1522 |
| Ferdinand and Isabella | sent Columbus on his first voyage to the New World in 1492 |
| Marquette and Joliet | explored the upper Mississippi River for France in 1673 |
| Jacques Cartier | claimed the St. Lawrence River Valley for France in 1534 |