chapter 3 the age of discory

Marco Polo

Traveled throughout Asia
He wrote a book about his travels
His book sparked Renaissance in Europe

Prince Henry

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

Columbus

.Faded by Spain who suppled them with ship, supplies and crew.
.Wanted to sail west to reach Asia
.He thought he reached Asia but he was really in the Bahamas.

John Cabot

.Funded by England
.Wants to sail west to reach Asia
.Sailed west to new Foundland and and Labrador

Amerigo Vespucci

.Funded by Spain
.He suspected that Columbus was wrong about Asia
.He discovered new lands
.the Americas were named after him

Balboa

.Funded by Spain
.Crossed the isthmus of Panama and found the Pacific

Magellan

.Funded by Spain
.Had 5 ships
.Named the Pacific Ocean
.He sailed west to reach Ptilippear
.His crew returned to Spain as the first people to travel around the world.

Treaty of Tordesillas

.An a agreement between Spain and Portugal
.Spain got most of North and south America
.Portugal got brazil

Ponc ede Lean

.Funded by Spain
.Searched for the fountain of youth
.Claimed Florida for Spain

Cortes

.Spanish conquistador
.Wants to find the gold in Mexico
.He conquered the Aztecs and stole their land

Coronado

.Spanish conquistador
.Searched for gold cities
.But he claimed the Southeast region of the united states for Spain.

Pizarro

.Spanish conquistador
.Searched for Gold
.Conquered the Incas and stole their land

De Soto

.Spanish conquistador
.He claimed the Southeast region of the united states for Spain

Verrazano

.Funded by Frances
.Looking for the