explorers

Leif Eriksson

May 3, 1000

Lief Eriksson is a vikking explorer who set sail from greenland heading west and found vinland. he was the first to discover vinland and spent many winters setling the newly found land.hes been in greenland and vinland.

Vikings

May 4, 1000

Vikings are poeple who lived in Northern Eurape today is sweeden,denmar,and norway. they sailed westto build settlements in northern greenland.the first Eurapeans to set foot on North America. they wrote green lantern sagas to describe there travels.

vinland

May 5, 1000

Vinland is a place that leif eriksson explored. It is a island filed with vines that was discoverd by vikings. vinland is on the coast of canada, North America. this is important because it was a base for the vikings in the winter to fish and hunt . vinland is where vikings did there sagas.

marco polo

Aug 16, 1271

he explored a shorter way to asia from eurape. he also made a book of his adventures in asia.he was important because he found a safer and faster way to get to asia.

constantinople

Nov 16, 1271

constantinople is a route to asia that marco polo made up. it is important because it is a better way to get to asia,

prince henery

Nov 16, 1400

prince henery is a leader of navagation school. He taught poeple to build ships,raed and make maps, and make tools. he was important becausehe made things in eurape so they could get to asia easier

christopher colmbus

Nov 17, 1453

christopher is an explore that the queen of england sent him. they sent him to find a safer and faster way to asia.he is important because he found a new contenent . which is is NORTH AMERICA

bartholomue dias

Nov 17, 1457

he was a member of the portugal royal court. he embarked from the river tagas below lisbou on his voyage exploration. he was important because he was an explorer that sailed to afica

martin behiam

Nov 16, 1492

martin behaim is an explorer that made the globe in that time.he was important because he made the globe. (which was not right)

guanahani

Nov 17, 1492

guanihani is an island. it is locaed in the americas it is important because it was an island that chirtopher coumbus landed on and he found another land.

giovanni cabato

Nov 17, 1497

cabato found a land which is a part of canada. he is important because he found a new land which is a part of NORTH AMERICA.

vasco de gama

Nov 17, 1499

vasco de gama was an explorer. he sailed around the cape of good hope to india. he was important cause he found a new route to asia. he is from portugal.

amergo da vesscupi

Nov 18, 1499

amergo is an explorer. he sailed south to a place that christpher columbus had landed. he is important because he convinced there might be a passage through the new world to asia.

vasco de balboa

Nov 17, 1513

vasco is an explorer. he explored in the mountians in north and south america. he is important because he found new land in the north coast.

ferdinnand magelle

Sep 17, 1519

he lead a fleet and convinced the king to pay for the expidation.he is important because he found brazil. he is very sneaky.