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Jan 1, 1000
Leif Eriksson
Norse.
Achievement - He sailed off course and landed onto the continet of north america . He then settled in an area he called vinland before sailing back to where he was supposed to be which was green land. He never returned -
Period: Sep 15, 1254 to Jun 8, 1324
Marco Polo
Famous For : Exploring asia
He also wrote a book about this called the travels of polo. -
Jan 1, 1460
Vasco Da Gama
Famous For : Role in the age of exploration
Sailed into india from europe -
Jan 1, 1476
francisco pizarro
Conquered the incas within an expidition to south america which he made looking to find the treasures of the new world -
Period: Jan 1, 1480 to Apr 27, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese
Achivement: Organized the first spanish expidition twoards the east indies which resulted in him doing a circumnavigation of the earth , he also died during this however his crew had finished the journey -
Dec 19, 1485
Hernan Cortes
The fall of the Aztec empire was what he is famous for, he also led a conquest of mexico -
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to May 20, 1506
Christoper Columbus
Italian
Christopher Columbus sailed across the atlantic ocean and found america. Between 1492-1506 columbus sailed between europe and america, he made 4 total voyages -
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