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Social Studies 4
| Year | Explorer | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 1000-1st | Ericson | Vikings were the first to land in America |
| 1260-2nd | Marco Polo | Spent 20 years in China; gave Europeans the desire to trade with the Orient |
| 1394-3rd | Prince Henry | Started the great Age of Exploration; started a navagation school for sailors |
| 1492-4th | Columbus | Discovered America; admiral of the seas |
| 1497-5th | De Gama | First to sail around Africa to India |
| 1497-5th | Vespucci | Man who realized America was a new world |
| 1513-6th | Balboa | Discovered the Pacific Ocean |
| 1513-6th | De Leon | Discovered Florida |
| 1519-7th | Cortes | Conquered Mexico |
| 1519-7th | Magellan | First voyage around the world |
| 1540-8th | Coronado | Explored the Southwest |
| 1541-9th | De Soto | Discovered the Mississippi River |