The document lists explorers from the 15th-17th centuries and their accomplishments. Key explorers include Christopher Columbus, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and opened up trade routes between Europe and the Americas; Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498; and Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first European to circumnavigate the globe from 1519-1522. These explorers expanded geographic knowledge, opened new trade routes, and began the age of colonialism and globalization.
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The document lists explorers from the 15th-17th centuries and their accomplishments. Key explorers include Christopher Columbus, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and opened up trade routes between Europe and the Americas; Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498; and Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first European to circumnavigate the globe from 1519-1522. These explorers expanded geographic knowledge, opened new trade routes, and began the age of colonialism and globalization.
The document lists explorers from the 15th-17th centuries and their accomplishments. Key explorers include Christopher Columbus, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and opened up trade routes between Europe and the Americas; Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498; and Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first European to circumnavigate the globe from 1519-1522. These explorers expanded geographic knowledge, opened new trade routes, and began the age of colonialism and globalization.
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The document lists explorers from the 15th-17th centuries and their accomplishments. Key explorers include Christopher Columbus, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and opened up trade routes between Europe and the Americas; Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498; and Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first European to circumnavigate the globe from 1519-1522. These explorers expanded geographic knowledge, opened new trade routes, and began the age of colonialism and globalization.
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Explorer
Vikings
Dates What did they do? / Why are they important?
Bartolomeu Dias Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus Amerigo Vespucci Vasco Nunez de Balboa Ferdinand Magellan Heran Cortes
Francisco Pizarro Ponce de Leon
Hernando De Soto Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca John Cabot
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