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18 Cards in this Set

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Eric the Red
Discovered and settled Greenland
Leif Ericson
explored and briefly settled North America
Ottoman Turks
Destroyed Constantinople in 1453; invaded Europe and captured all Balkan territories; threatedn Hapsburgs
Prester John
A fabled ruler of kingdoms in Asia and Ethiopia; thought to be descended from one of th eMagi
Henry the Navigator
built school at Sagres and improved ships; dominated trade in gold and ivory
Bartholomew Diaz
maps Cape of Storms/Cape of Good Hope
Pedro Cabral
maps Brazil coast
Amerigo Vespucci
used term New World
Ferdinand Magellan
Discovers Magellan's passage and Cape Horn; named Pacific Ocean; although he died one of his ships circumnavigated the world
Hernando Cortes
Fought Azetec empire
Francisco Pizarro
Fought Incan Empire
John Cabot
explored Newfoundland for England
Giovanni da Verrazano
explored Carolina to New England coastline for France
Cartier
Explored St. Lawrence River
audiencia
local council
intendants
reported to king
corregidores
local officials
Bartolome de las Casas
urged import of Africans as slaves