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Marco Polo
First european to travel to asia
Prince henry
Opened a navigational school and made better maps tools and ships for navigation
Christopher Columbus
sailed west in hopes of finding asia instead he found north america was funded by spain
Giovanni Caboto
He traveled to what he thought was asia but ended up in north america he also went in search of the northwest passage funded by england
Amerigo Vespucci
Realized the asia everybody thought they found was actually an entirely different continent he also searched for the northwest passage was funded by spain
balboa
Went through the inmas of panama to reach the pacific ocean was funded by spain
Magellan
Went under south america to reach the pacific his trip was funded by spain.
Treaty of Tordesillas
A treaty between spain and portugal
doncede leon
Claimed florida for spain he was the first spanish explorer was looking for the fountain of youth was funded by spain
cortez
Was a spanish conquistador conquered the aztecs and build mexico city
coronado
was a conquistador for spain claimed south western part of the united states for spain
Pizarro
spanish conquistador conquered the inca empire of peru mexico
De soto
Spain conquistador claimed the southeastern part of the us
Verrazano
Searched up and down the coasts of north and south america was looking for the northwest passage funded by france
Cartier
explored the saint lawrence river goal was to find the northwest passage funded by france
vikings
Reached north america 500 years before columbus
Northwest passage
a short cut through north america to asia
Problems early explorers faced
They need money for ships, crew, and supplies. They needed better maps and tools for sailing. long voyage were into unknown dangerous waters
Why wasn't anyone successful in finding the northwest passage
Because it doesn't exist!
columbus thought he reached asia by sailing west. did he?
he did not reach asia he reached the coast of the bahamas in north america
What two facts proved he didn't reach asia
It did not match marco polos book balboa sailed through the isthmus of panama to reach the pacific proving it was not asia but a new land
What were some costs and benefits of expeditions
costs: money for ships and crew and supplies benefits: countries would gain new land and become rich
why did so many countries want to find the northwest passage
the wanted a fast trading route to china
henry hudson
claimed hudson bay for england claimed hudson river for the netherlands founded by a trading company was muntied by his crew.
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