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18 Cards in this Set
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Prince Henry
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called the Navigator
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Prince Henry
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Prince of Portugal
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Prince Henry
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wanted gold and to start a Crusade against Muslims in Africa
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Prince Henry
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founded a school of sailing and navigation at Sangres
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Bartholomeu Dias
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Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa-found the route to the Indian Ocean
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Vasco de Gama
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Sailed beyond the Cape of Good Hope to the Indian Ocean
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King Ferdinand
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King of Spain - sent Columbus to explore
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Queen Isabella
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Queen of Spain-sent Columbus to explore
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Pope Alexander VI
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drew up edict to settle conflicts when 2 countries wanted to claim the same new lands
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Pedro Cabral
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reached east coast of South America by accident-discovered Brazil -claimed it for Portugal because of Treaty of Tordesillas
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Amerigo Vespucci
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convienced that the land was a New World not part of Asia
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Amerigo Vespucci
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a German mapmaker named America after his name in latin Americus
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Portugal navigator sailing for Spain crossed the Atlantic along the eastern shore of South America and rounded the most southern tip
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Past through the straight that is named after him and discovered the Pacific Ocean
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Claimed the Pillippine Island for Spain
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Ferdinand Magellan
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died in fight with natives in attempt to sail around the world
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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Crossed the Isthmus of Panama
Discovered the South Sea and claimed it for Spain |
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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Felt the New World was a distinct landmass separate from Asia
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