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Term | Definition |
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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 |