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Who was the first to circumnavigate (sail around) the world?

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Portuguese explorer who first reached India by sailing south around Africa.

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Vasco da Gama

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Who established a school of navigation in Portugal?

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Prince Henry

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The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.

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Columbian Exchange

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The science of map making.

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cartography

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A device that shows the direction north.

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compass

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This European country conquered and settled what is today Brazil.

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Portugal

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Early explorer who thought he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Oceans. Landed in what is today the Caribbean.

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Christopher Columbus

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A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.

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Hernan Cortes

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Which explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean?

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa