Ch3-Age of discovery

European Explores

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

He traveled thought Asia Wrote a book about his travels His book expired the renaissances in Europe in 1400

Prince Henry

Prince of Portugal Opened school of navigationSchool made better maps and ships , tools of navigation

Christopher Columbus

Funned by Spain Goal- Sail to west Asia Needed money shops crew and supplies He thought he reached Asia but was actually in Bahamas

Cabot

Funned by England Looking for Northwest passage to Asia He thought he reached Asia Clamed new found land and Labrador for England

Amerigo Vespucci

Funned by Spain What he said did not match Morco polios book Explored coast of south American Pamaker named North and south America after him Ite found a new land

Balboa

Funned by Spain Crossed the Isthmic of panama and reached the pacific Ocean Proved that Vespucci was right about a new continent

Magellan

Funned by Spain he reached the phillisines he was killed Named the Pacific Ocean one ship to Spain first European's to travel the world

Poncede de Lean

Funded by Spain Clamed Florida for Spain Reached for fountain of youth First Spanish explorer to set foot on north America

Cortes

Spanish Conquistador Goal- to fine gold in the land of the Aztecs He conquered the Aztecs And stalk their lane in Mexico

Coronado

Spanish Conquistador Goal-for gold cities clamed the southwest region for Spain

Pizarro

Spanish conquistador Searched for gold in land of Incas Conquered the Incas and stole their land

De Soto

Spanish conquistador He clamed the Southeast region for Spain

Verrazano

Funded by France Looking for Northwest passage to Asia He met Native Americans Explored the coast of of north and South America

Cartier

Funned by France Looking for northwest passage to Asia Clamed St. Lawrence river and area for France

Henry Hudson

Funded by trading Co Clamed the Hudson river valley for Netherlands His crew mytinied against him Clamed Hudson bay area for England

Treaty of Tordesillas

Agreement between Spain and Portugal Spain got most of north and south America Portugal