Ch3 Age of Discovery

Marco Polo

Traveled throughout Asia.
Wrote a book about his travels.
His book sparked the Renaissance in Europe in 1400's.

Prince Henry

Prince of Portugal
Started a school of navigation
School made better maps, ships and tools of navigation

Columbus

founded by Spain.
sail west to find a route to Asia.
He believed he reached Asia but he was really in Bahamas.

Cabot

Founded by England.
Find a route to Asia by sailing west.
He thought he reached Asia.
Claimed Newfoundland and Labrador for England.

Founded by Spain.
Sail west to find a route to Asia.
He believed he reached Asia but he was really in Bahamas.

Founded by England.
Find a route to Asia by sailing west.
He thought

Amerigo Vespucci

He recognized that the Americas were new found land.
He sailed down the coast of South America.
North and South American.
Founded by Spain.

Balboa

Founded by Spain.
He crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific.

Magellan

Founded by Spain.
Named the Pacific Ocean.
One ship travelled around the world.
He sailed west to reach Philopenas died in battle.

Treaty of Tordesillas

Portugal got Brazil.
Spain got most of North and South America.
And agree Spain and Portugal.

Ponce De Leon

Founded by Spain.
Search for fountain of youth.
First explorer in North America.
He claimed Florida for Spain.

Cortes

Spanish conquistador.
Wanted to find gold in the land of the Aztecs.
Conquered the Aztecs and stole their land in Mexico.

Coronado

Spanish conquistador.
Wanted to find the gold city.
Claimed Southwest region of the United States for Spain.

Pizzaro

Spanish conquistador.
Wanted to find gold in Mexico.
conquered Inca claimed their land.

De Soto

Spanish conquistador.
Claimed the Southeast region of United States for Spain.

Verrazano

Founded by France.
Goal is to find the Northwest passage to Asia.
He met Native Americans.
Explored the coast North and South America.

Cartier

Founded by France.
Searched for the Northwest passage to Asia.
Explored St. Lawrence river and claimed the area for France.

Henry Hudson

Founded by trading companies.
Claimed the Hudson River area for Netherlands.
Claimed the Hudson bay area for England.
crew mutated against and left him a draft in the Artic.

Vikings

This group reached North America about 500 years before Columbus.

Northwest