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Unit 2 assignment 6
Explorer's Names
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lief Eriksson | Norwegian explorer, son of Erik the Red, was first European to explore the Americas. |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | King of Portugal who established a school of navigation and financed trips of exploration. |
| Bartololomeu Dias | The first European to lead a 1487 voyage around the Cape of Good Hope on the Southern most tip of South Africa |
| Vasco de Gama | He was sent on an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope by King Manuel He left Lisbon, Portugal in July 1497 and arrived in Southwestern India the next year. Portugal had won the European race for a sea route to Asia. |
| Christopher Columbus | Was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing westward acros the Atlantic Ocean. Gained the support of Spain's monarchs and commanded a small fleet that reached the so called New World, setting off a tide of European exploration of the area |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Portugese captain of a Spanish fleet that sought a western route to Asia via the Southern Ocean, he found a passage way through South America, but died during the expedition. Had 1 remaining ship of 18 crew members that circumnavigated the world. |
| Father Bartolome de Las Casas | He was the only person who spoke up and wrote letters to the king an queen about how the Taino people were being treated. |
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