Italy, wrote a book which started the age of exploration

Portugal, First European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa, and Demonstrated most effective route is the open ocean

Spain, Is famous for discovering the new world

Portugal, opened the sea route to India, Boosted Portuguese power and empire, Pioneered the age of global imperialism

Spain, Found out north america was a continent and it was named after him

England, Exploration gathered a significant conection, opening the door for future colnization

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Spain, First to see the pacific ocean, Santa maria island

Spain, Juan ponce de leon was the first recorded person to land in florida. He also named the land after the easter holiday

Spain, lead the first circumnavigation around the globe, Expanded European knowledge about the world

Spain, Founded Mexico in the new world, Defeated Aztec empire

Spain, became famous as the Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in the 1530s.

England, His “discovery” to the hudson bay and the hudson river

France, Founder of Quebec city in 1608, also looked for a water route to asia

Spain, He led the first european expedition to current day America, Discovered the Grand Canyon

Spain, Exploration of the Southeastern United States, Crossing the Mississippi River, Role in the Conquest of Central America

France, the first European to map the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Wanted to find a northwest passage way to Asia, naming of Canad

England, was the second person known to circumnavigate the globe and the first european, Defeated the Spanish Armada

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Term	Definition
Marco Polo	Italy, wrote a book which started the age of exploration
Bartholomeu Dias	Portugal, First European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa, and Demonstrated most effective route is the open ocean
Christopher Colombus	Spain, Is famous for discovering the new world
Vasco da Gama	Portugal, opened the sea route to India, Boosted Portuguese power and empire, Pioneered the age of global imperialism
Amerigo Vespucci	Spain, Found out north america was a continent and it was named after him
John Cabot	England, Exploration gathered a significant conection, opening the door for future colnization
Vasco Nunez de Balboa	Spain, First to see the pacific ocean, Santa maria island
Juan Ponce de Leon	Spain, Juan ponce de leon was the first recorded person to land in florida. He also named the land after the easter holiday
Ferdinand Magellan	Spain, lead the first circumnavigation around the globe, Expanded European knowledge about the world
Hernan Cortes	Spain, Founded Mexico in the new world, Defeated Aztec empire
Fransisco Pizzaro	Spain, became famous as the Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in the 1530s.
Henry Hudson	England, His “discovery” to the hudson bay and the hudson river
Samuel de Champlain	France, Founder of Quebec city in 1608, also looked for a water route to asia
Fransisco Coronado	Spain, He led the first european expedition to current day America, Discovered the Grand Canyon
Hernando de Soto	Spain, Exploration of the Southeastern United States, Crossing the Mississippi River, Role in the Conquest of Central America
Jacquees Cartier	France, the first European to map the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Wanted to find a northwest passage way to Asia, naming of Canad
Sir Francis Drake	England, was the second person known to circumnavigate the globe and the first european, Defeated the Spanish Armada

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