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17 Cards in this Set
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eric the red
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led people to colonize greenland
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henry the navigator
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portuguese prince
founded a navigation school |
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vikings (as a group)
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colonized iceland, pirates and expert sailors, recorded the discovery of america in sagas
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A.D.
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"in the year of our lord", anno domini
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vasco da gama
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first european to sail asia around africa
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hernando de soto
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explored between florida and the mississippi river
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ferdinand magellan
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led the first voyage around the world
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conquistadors
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spanish nobleman who came to america to conquer and get rich
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native americans
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first people to discover america
crossed the bering sea |
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leif ericson
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first european to reach america
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spices
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what europeans wanted from the far east
reached europe byu a difficult land and sea route in 1400 |
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B.C.
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before christ
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bartholomeu diaz
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first european to sail around the bottom of africa
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portugal
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set up ports along the african caost to protect trade route
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ponce de leon
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explored and named florida while looking for the fountain of yourth
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st. augustine, florida
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first european settlement in the U.S.
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francisco coronado
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explored arizona, new mexico, and texas
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