Marco Polo
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Hardingscience on November 30, 2011
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wrote a book about his travels in China
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cartier | continued France's search for a water route to Asia by sailing the St. Lawerence river |
| de Leon | Explored present day florida while looking for the fountain of youth |
| Vesspucci | Was thought to be the first to come to the Americas. He explored the carribien and south America |
| Cheng Ho | sent china's ships to nearly every spot around china an early explorer |
| Prince Henry | sent ships down the coast of africa, and sent Diaz past the cape of good hope |
| Hudson | sailed the present day hudson river loooking for the northwest passage The dutch made land claims around the land he explored. the Hudson bay was also found, ***fish****** |
| Cabot | Explored Canada and Newfoundland ****fish***** got england into exploring |
| de Soto | Conquerd&settled Florida and explored the American SE he inslaved many natives |
| de Cornado | led an expedition into north america and looked for gold. mainly in the american SW |
| Pizzaro | Defeated the powerful Icna empire |
| Magellan | Was the first to circumnavigate the WORLD, proving that the world is round |
| Cabral | Explored south america and claimed it 4 portugal. |
| Columbus | First person to go to the Americas and started the columbian exchange |
| Diaz | The first european to sail past the cape of good hope |
| Cortez | Started new spain and conquered the Aztec people |
| da Gama | Led the fist european route to india |
| marco polo | wrote a book about his travels in china |
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