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Explorers. Bartolomeu Dias. Vasco de Gama. Portugal’s Explorers. Dias. Sailed for Portugal First European to sail around the tip of Africa Allowed Europe to trade directly with India and Asia. DeGama. Sailed for Portugal First European to sail directly to India around Africa
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Bartolomeu Dias Vasco de Gama Portugal’s Explorers
Dias • Sailed for Portugal • First European to sail around the tip of Africa • Allowed Europe to trade directly with India and Asia
DeGama • Sailed for Portugal • First European to sail directly to India around Africa • Showed profit could be made and length of the journey
Spanish Explorers Christopher Columbus Hernán Cortés Ferdinand Magellan Francisco Pizarro
Columbus • Italian who sailed for Spain • First “modern” European to reach the New World • Led to European awareness of the new Continent
Cortés • Sailed for Spain • Known as a conquistador; conquered the Aztec and other Empires • Increased bullion for Spain
Magellan • Portuguese who sailed for Spain • First to cross the Pacific Ocean and circumnavigate the globe • Exposed Europe to new goods and opportunities
Pizarro • Sailed for Spain • Conquered Incan Empire and founder of Lima • Great military leader and added more bullion to Spain
Jacques Cartier Robert de La Salle France’s Explorers Samuel de Champlain
French Explorer • Samuel de Champlain • explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America • started a settlement in Quebec
Cartier • Sailed for France • First to map Saint Lawerence River; claimed Canada for France • Established an area for French colonies in New World
La Salle • Sailed for France • Explored Mississippi River System and the Gulf of Mexico; claimed entire Mississippi River System for France • Put French colonies in conflict with Spanish colonies
English Explorers John Cabot Francis Drake Henry Hudson James Cook
Cabot • Italian who sailed for England • Credited as first European to reach mainland North America • Gave reason for Europe to set up colonies
Drake • Sailed for England • Circumnavigated the world; mapped out potential colonial points • Spanish saw him as a pirate and offered $8 million reward for him
Hudson • Sailed for England • Searched for Northwest Passage; mapped Hudson Bay and most of Canada • Crew mutinied and abandoned him
Cook • British explorer • Explored the Pacific. New Zealand, Australia, Antarctica • Killed on the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)
Zheng He • Sailed for China • Made 7 voyages around the Pacific & Indian Oceans • Displayed wealth and power of China