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| Who sailed for Greenland destined for Vinland (Newfoundland) in 1000? |
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| He was a Viking explorer who sailed from Greenland to North America .(Vinland aka Newfoundland, Canada) |
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| Who sailed for Portugal destined for Asia in 1488? |
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| He was the first navigator who sailed around the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope) |
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| Who sailed for Spain destined for Asia in 1492? |
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| He was born in Italy; His attempt to find a western route to Asia led the Europeans to the Americas. |
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| Who sailed for Portugal destined for Asia in 1497? |
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| He was the first navigator who sailed from Europe, around the southern tip of Africa, and on to Asia. |
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| Who sailed for England destined for Cathay in 1497? |
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| He was born in Italy; Sailed from England and landed in Newfoundland, but thought he was in Asia. The king of England sent him to find great riches. |
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| Who sailed for Italy destined for Asia in 1499? |
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| He was born in Italy; He realized that he and other explorers had found an unknown continent. Americo was named after him. |
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| Who sailed for Spain destined for the Isthmus of Panama in 1513? |
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| He was the first explorer to prove Vespucci's idea. The first to reach the west coast of America. He claimed and named the Pacific Ocean for Spain. |
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| Who sailed for Spain destined for Asia in 1522? |
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| He was the first explorer to lead an expedition to sail around the world. |
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| Describe the voyage and findings of Columbus. |
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| Columbus thought he was going to Asia but actually found the West Indies. |
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| Describe the voyage and findings of Vespucci. |
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| Vespucci found out that Columbus found a new land mass. He sailed on Columbus' route and had a theory that Columbus found a whole new continent. |
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| Explain how Vespucci's discovery changed the findings of Columbus. |
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| When Vespucci found out about how Columbus found America, he told everyone. Then everyone, even Columbus, went back to explore the Americas. The Columbian exchange was started and so was the triangular trade. They also traded goods from new worlds to the old world and vise versa. They also needed to conquer the Americas so that they could form colonies. More explorers came back so they could claim land for Spain. They needed or wanted gold and traded and started slavery. They built plantations and slaves on them were treated cruely. |
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| Explain the reasons why early Europeans chose to explore and colonize the world. (mainly four reasons) |
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| The early Europeans chose to explore and colonize the world so that they could spread religion, find gold, have more land, have a better life and to find more money. |
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| What were effects of the voyages of early European explorers? |
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| The effects of the voyages of the early European explorers was the Columbian Exchange, triangular trade, and exchange from the new world to the old world and vise versa. |
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Who sailed out of Greenland and discovered Newfoundland and was then pushed out by the native
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| Who sailed out of spain/portugal and travelled the coast of Africa to the tip and then turned around? |
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| Who sailed out of Spain/Portugal to find a trade route to Indian but instead found new land "West Indies"? |
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| Christopher Columbus 1492 AD |
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| Who sailed out of Spain/Portugal and travelled along the coast of Africa and found a new trade route to India? |
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| Who sailed out of England and traveled to Newfoundland? |
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| Who sailed out of Spain/Portugal and traveled along the coast of South America and figured out that Christopher Columbus didn't find the West Indies, instead found a whole new land? |
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| Whosailedout of Spain/Portugal and took the route of Christopher Columbus but saied further to the Panama Isthmus and then went past it to find the Pacific Ocean? |
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| Vasco Nunez de Balboa 1513 AD |
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| Who sailed out of Spain/Portugal and traveled around the world but died in the Pillipines because he was killed by Indians. His crew went the rest of the way which took three years. |
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| Ferdinand Magellan 1522 AD |
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