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Explorers
Explorers
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History
5th Grade
01/05/2012

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Prince Henry the Navigator
Definition
He set up a school for navigators
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Bartholomeu Dias
Definition
Reached the Cape of Good Hope (Africa). Paved the way to find a sea route from Europe to Asia.
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Amerigo Vespucci
Definition
Realized Columbus found a new continent.
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Balboa
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Discovered the Pacific Ocean.
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Magellan
Definition
Led the first sea voyage around the world.
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Cortez
Definition
A conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
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Pizarro
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A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas.
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Ponce De Leon
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Discovered Florida while looking for the fountain of youth.
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Hernando De Soto
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Discovered the Mississippi River while searching for the Seven Cities of Gold.
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Marco Polo
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Italian merchant who traveled to China in 1271
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Eric the Red
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A Viking Leader who explored Greenland
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Leif Erickson
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Landed in North America in 1000 and explored Vinland
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Coronado
Definition
Explored the Southwest
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Vasco Da Gama
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First to sail around the world
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Columbus
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Reached the Americas while sailing west in 1492.
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