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assignment 6
explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Leif Eriksson | Norwegian explorer , son of Erik the Red, was the first European explorer to reach the america's |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | King of Portugal who established a school of navigation and financed trips of exploration |
| Bartolomeu Dias | The first European to travel around the tip of Africa. |
| Vasco De Gama | One of the most successful Portuguese explorers of his time, he traveled with a fleet of four ships from Lisbon around the tip of Africa. |
| Christopher Columbus | 1451-1506 Italian explorer, he thought he could reach Asia by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean. He gained the support of Spain's monarchs and commanded a small fleet that reached the so called New World, making other people want to explore too. |
| Ferinand Magellan | Portuguese captain of a Spanish fleet that sought a western route to Asia other than the Southern Ocean. He found a passage through South America, now called the Strait of Magellan. |