TheTheAge Age of of

ExplorationExplorationINB pages 146-147

Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus

• Italian bornItalian born• sailed for Spainsailed for Spain• set out for India in 1492set out for India in 1492• reached the Caribbean reached the Caribbean

Islands insteadIslands instead• returned 3 times for returned 3 times for

gold and slavesgold and slaves• set foot on S.A. but set foot on S.A. but

never N.A.never N.A.

Columbus’ first voyage.

Amerigo VespucciAmerigo Vespucci

• Italian bornItalian born• sailed for Spain and sailed for Spain and

then Portugalthen Portugal• mapped the east mapped the east

coast of S.A.coast of S.A.• realized it was not realized it was not

part of Asiapart of Asia

The voyages of Amerigo Vespucci.

Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan

• Portuguese bornPortuguese born• sailed for Spainsailed for Spain• set out to set out to

circumnavigate the circumnavigate the globe in 1519globe in 1519

• expedition made it back expedition made it back in 1522 - he didn’t in 1522 - he didn’t

• killed in a battle in the killed in a battle in the PhillippinesPhillippines

Magellan’s expedition 1519-1522

Francisco PizarroFrancisco Pizarro

• Spanish conquistadorSpanish conquistador• captured and killed captured and killed

Incan emperorIncan emperor• looted and destroyed looted and destroyed

Incan capitalIncan capital• founded Lima, Peru founded Lima, Peru

where he was where he was assassinatedassassinated

Hernan CortesHernan Cortes

• Spanish conquistadorSpanish conquistador• sought gold and sought gold and

treasures in the treasures in the YucatanYucatan

• captured Aztec capital captured Aztec capital of Tenochtitlanof Tenochtitlan

• Brutally killed Aztec Brutally killed Aztec emperor, Montezumaemperor, Montezuma

• claimed Mexico for claimed Mexico for SpainSpain

Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama

• Portuguese explorerPortuguese explorer• discovered ocean discovered ocean

route to Indiaroute to India• sailed south around sailed south around

AfricaAfrica• Brutally killed Brutally killed

hundreds of hundreds of MuslimsMuslims

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