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<p>Marco Polo</p>

Marco Polo

traveled throughout Asia wrote a book about his travels his book sparked the Renaissance in Europe

<p>traveled throughout Asia wrote a book about his travels his book sparked the Renaissance in Europe</p>
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Price hennery

Price of Portugal opened a school of navigation the school made better map, ships, and tool of navigation

<p>Price of Portugal opened a school of navigation the school made better map, ships, and tool of navigation</p>
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Columbus

Funded by Spain needed, money, ships, crew, and supplies he thought he reached Asia but he was in the Bahamas

<p>Funded by Spain needed, money, ships, crew, and supplies he thought he reached Asia but he was in the Bahamas</p>
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<p>Cabot</p>

Cabot

funded by the England searching for the northwest passage to Asia chamid New fund land and labor England He thought he found Asia

<p>funded by the England searching for the northwest passage to Asia chamid New fund land and labor England He thought he found Asia</p>
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Vespucci

Funded by Spain explored coast of south America what he saw didn't mach Marco polo book map maker named north America and south America after him he found new land

<p>Funded by Spain explored coast of south America what he saw didn&apos;t mach Marco polo book map maker named north America and south America after him he found new land</p>
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<p>Balboa</p>

Balboa

funded by Spain crossed the Isthmus of panama to reach the pacific

<p>funded by Spain crossed the Isthmus of panama to reach the pacific</p>
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Magellan

funded by Spain named the pacific he reach the Filipinas one ship returned to Spain first European to travel around the world

<p>funded by Spain named the pacific he reach the Filipinas one ship returned to Spain first European to travel around the world</p>
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<p>Ponce de</p>

Ponce de

funded by Spain search for the fountain of youth first Spanish explorer for Spain to set foot on north America clamed Florida

<p>funded by Spain search for the fountain of youth first Spanish explorer for Spain to set foot on north America clamed Florida</p>
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<p>Cortes</p>

Cortes

Spanish conquistador search for golden cites clamed south west region for pain

<p>Spanish conquistador search for golden cites clamed south west region for pain</p>
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<p>Pizzaro</p>

Pizzaro

Spanish conquistador search for golden land of Incas conquered the Incas and stole their land

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<p>De Soto</p>

De Soto

Spanish conquistador clamed the southeast region for Spain

<p>Spanish conquistador clamed the southeast  region for Spain</p>
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<p>Verrazano</p>

Verrazano

funded by France searched for northwest passage for Asia meant native Americans explored the cost of north and south America

<p>funded by France searched for northwest passage for Asia meant native Americans explored  the cost of north and south America</p>
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<p>carter</p>

carter

funded by France search for the northwest passage to Asia clamed the St Lawrence area for forever

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<p>Henry Hutson</p>

Henry Hutson

funded by trading campions created the Hudson river clamed Hudson bay area for Englandhis crew turned agents him

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<p>Treaty of Tordesillas</p>

Treaty of Tordesillas

agreement between Spain and Porta Goal Spain got most of south America Portugal got Brazil

<p>agreement between Spain and Porta Goal Spain got most of south America Portugal got Brazil</p>
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Vikings

This group reached North America about 500 years before Columbus

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Northwest Passage

a short cut to Asia through North America

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Problems early explorers faced

They needed money for ships, crew, and supplies. They needed better maps and tools for sailing. Long voyages into unknown waters were dangerous.

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Columbus thought he reached Asia by sailing west...

He was actually in the Bahamas off the coast of North America.

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What two facts proved Columbus was not in Asia but on new land?

Vespucci realized that he had reached new land because what he saw didn't match Marco Polo's book. Balboa sailed west and crossed the Isthmus of Panama to reach the Pacific proving that it was not Asia but a new land.

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