world explorers

what was marco polos biggest accomplishments

• Marco Polo brought back ivory, jewels, jade, porcelain and silk from China

• he stole jewels and gave them to germany

• he traveled every where in the world

• he went to russia and got a lot of jewelery and diamonds

what is one of Christopher Columbus's achievements?

• His voyages revealed two continents new to Europeans and initiated a period of rapid colonization, exploration, and exploitation in the Americas.

• he went to the bottom of the ocean

• he played basketball

• he was a caveman

what are some achievements that Hernan Cortes had

• he discovered Greenland

• he discovered Canada

• he conquered conquering the Aztec empire in 1521 and claimed Mexico for Spain.

• he went to China and was part of the Columbian exchange

what was named after Amerigo Vespucci

• Europe

• the Americas

• Australia

• greenland

what is john cabot best known for

• he discovered the amazon river

• he discovered most birds

• he discovered how to play soccer

• discovered Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island on the North American coast

where was Francis drake born?

• Tavistock, United Kingdom

• Greenland

• las vegas, Nevada

• Paris, France