Unit 2 Sect 1 Vocab

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Vasco da Gama's notable achievement

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First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa.

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First to circumnavigate the globe

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Ferdinand Magellen

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Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztecs

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Hernan Cortez

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First to claim Canada:

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Jacques Cartier

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First Englishman to sail around the globe

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Sir Francis Drake

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Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima, Peru

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Francisco Pizarro

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Patron of explorers; established navigation school.

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Prince Henry

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Sleek ships for large loads over long distances

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Caravel

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Time period when Europeans explored the world starting in the 1400s.

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Age of Exploration

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Explorer who discovered the New World

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Christopher Columbus