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age of explorations

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VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA CROSSED PANAMA - DISCOVERED PACIFIC OCEAN 1513
BARTOLOMEU DIAS ROUNDED THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1488
ERIC THE RED ESTABLISHED VIKING COLONY IN GREENLAND
FERDINAND AND ISABELLA SENT COLUMBUS ON 1ST VOYAGE 1492
FERDINAND MAGELLAN SAILED AROUND THE WORLD 1519-1522
HERNANDO CORTES DEFEATED THE AZTECS 11521
HERNANDO DE SOTO DISCOVERED MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1541
JACQUES CARTIER CLAIMED ST. LAWRENCE RIVER FOR FRANCE 1534
JOHANNES GUTENBERG INVENTED MOVABLE TYPE FOR PRINTING BOOKS
JOHN CABOT EXPLORED EAST COAST OF NORTHE AMERICA FOR ENGLAND
LEIF ERICSON BELIEVED TO HAVE DISCOVERED COAST OF NORTH AMERIDCA - CALLED IT VINLAND - AROUND 1000
MARCO POLO LEFT ITALY FOR CHINA 1271
MARQUETTE & JOLIET EXPLORED THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOR FRANCE 1673
PEDRO CABRAL CLAIMED BRAZIL FOR PORTUGAL 1500
PILGRIMS REACHED PLYMOUTH MA - MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620
PONCE DE LEON EXPLORED FLORIDA - FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
PRINCE HENRY SENT PORTUGESE EXPLORERS TO THE COAST OF AFRICA 1418
SAMUEL DE CHAPLAIN EXPLORED THE GREAT LAKES REGION FOR FRANCE 1608
VASCO DE GAMA PORTUGESE CAPTAIN - DISCOVERED ALL WATER ROUTE TO INDIA
WALTER RALEIGH SENT COLONIST TO ROANOKE ISLAND 1585
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