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WGU -First explorers

WGU - First explorers

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Year Columbus left and where he left? Spain in 1492
Ships Columbus took? Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria
Who gave Columbus the ships? Queen Isabella
Where did Columbus think he landed? Indies, but it was San Salvador
Where else did Columbus explore? Cuba
What did Vasco Nunez de Balboa explore? He discovered Pacific Ocean and crossed the isthmus of Panama
What did Hernan Cortes explore? He landed in Mexico, and overran the Aztecs
What did Ferdinand Megellan explore? He set out on a 3-year voyage around the world
What did Francisco Pizarro explore? He subdued the Incas in Peru
What did Juan Ponce de Leon explore? He landed in Mainland North America (in Florida)
What did Hernando de Soto explore? He traveled from Florida to Carolinas then westward to the Mississippi River
What did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explore? He traveled north to Kansas, and west of the Grand Canyon
What was the Treaty of Tordesilla's? It divided Spain and Portugal land up (New World - Spain, and Africa - Portugal)
When was the Treaty of Tordesilla's? 1494
Who and When was Cabot? From England, in 1497, he explore the east coast of North America
What did da Gama do and When? In 1498, from Portugal, he sailed around Africa via Cape of Good Hope to India and opened the first all water trade route between Europe and Asia
Who was Verrzonno? He was from France and was the first European to sight New York
Who was Polo? He was from Italy and he is the one that inspired Columbus with his descriptions of the Far East
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