Exploration

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Walked to China with his uncle and father

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Marco Polo

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Scandinavian who discovered Vinland

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Leif Ericsson

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In 1492 he sailed the ocean blue and bumped into the Bahamas but thought he was in the Philippines

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Christopher Columbus, Columbus

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Founded a school for sailors

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Prince Henry the Navigator, Henry the Navigator

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Sailed to the tip of Africa for the Portuguese

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Bartholomew Dias, Dias, B. Dias

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Sailed around Africa to India

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Vasco de Gama, de Gama, V. de Gama

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Sent by Henry VII to explore North America/Canada for England

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John Cabot

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Bumped into South America and realized it was a "New World"

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Conquered the Aztecs in Mexico

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Cortes, Cortez, H. Cortes

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Discovered the St. Lawrence River for France

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Jacques Cartier