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European Explorers GA GPS Standards

European Explorers GA GPS Standards. Mr. Gluckson. Prince Henry the Navigator. Portugal Brought experts together to study navigation and paid for explorations. Memory Hook: Prince Henry paid 4 Portuguese to X- Plore . Vasco da Gama. Explores for Portugal

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European Explorers GA GPS Standards

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  1. European ExplorersGA GPS Standards Mr. Gluckson

  2. Prince Henry the Navigator • Portugal • Brought experts together to study navigation and paid for explorations. • Memory Hook: Prince Henry paid 4 Portuguese to X-Plore.

  3. Vasco da Gama • Explores for Portugal • Sailed around the tip of Africa to India. • 1st Water route to Asia to find spices. • Memory Hook: Da Gama and Da Portuguese Da Sailed to Da India.

  4. Christopher Columbus • Explored for Spain • Sailed west to Asia but landed in Bahamas. • Is credited with finding the “New World” not North America. • Memory Hook: Spain wanted to be in India, but Columbus landed in the Americas.

  5. Ferdinand Magellan • Explored for Spain • Magellan’s crew is 1st circumnavigate the globe. Magellan was killed in Battle after landing in the Philippines. • circumnavigate+= go around the globe. • Memory Hook: Magellan left Spain in a boat and his crew circumnavigated the globe.

  6. Hernando Cortez • Explored for Spain • Conquered the Aztecs and took control over Mexico. • Cortez wanted to find gold and he does after conquering the Aztecs. • Memory Hook: In Mexico, the Aztecs were bold but, Cortez and Spain took their gold.

  7. Francisco Pizarro • Explored for Spain • Conquered Incas and took over Peru and Chile. • Pizarro and his soldiers hunted for the Incas in the Andes Mountains. The Spanish used llamas to find the Incas. • Memory Hook: Spain liked Pizarro with extra cheese and they conquered the Incas in the Andes.

  8. Francis Drake • Explored for Great Britain(England) • 1st Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. • Memory Hook: Drake! Drake! English circumnavigate!

  9. Jacques Cartier • Explores for France • Sails and claims the Eastern part of Canada for France. (Quebec) • Memory Hook: Cartier liked to dance, he claimed Canada for France.

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