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10 Cards in this Set
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Who was Christopher Columbus?
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He discovered America.
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Who was Magellan?
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He was the first to sail around the world.
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Who was Leif Erickson?
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He reached North America before Columbus.
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Who was Prince Henry The Navigator?
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He built a school for sailors.
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Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
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Explored North and South America. Both Americas are named after him, because he was the first to realize that Americas weren't part of Asia.
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Who was Marco Polo?
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Discovered a sea route to Asia.
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Who was Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
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First to reach the Pacific shores of the Americas.
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Who was Hernando de Cortez?
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Defeated the Aztec Empire in what is now Mexico.
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Who was Sir Francis Drake?
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First Englishman to sail around the world.
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Who was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?
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He explored what is now the Southwestern US and discovered the Grand Canyon.
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