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500
Bredan sails to knew lands
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Period: 500 to
Early Explorers
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Jan 1, 1000
Leif Erriksson sets sail from Greenland.
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Jan 1, 1453
The turks capture Constaninople
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Jan 1, 1453
Marco Polo travels to Asia
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Jan 1, 1488
Dias sails around Africa
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Jan 1, 1492
Columus sets sail to the Americas
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Jan 1, 1497
Da Gama sails for India
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Jan 1, 1499
Vespucci sails to South America.
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Jan 1, 1513
Balboa claims the Pacific Ocean
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Mar 28, 1513
Ponce de Leon lands in Florida
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Jan 1, 1519
Cortes lands in Mexico
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Jan 1, 1522
Magellans crew returns to Spain.
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Jan 1, 1533
Pizarro conquers the Incas