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24 Cards in this Set
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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ITALIAN EXPLORER WHO SAILED FOR SPAIN; DISCOVERED THE AMERICAS IN 1492
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LEIF ERICSON
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VIKING WHO SAILED TO NORTH AMERICA AROUND A.D.1000
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MARCO POLO
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ITALIAN MERCHANT WHO TRAVELED THE LENGTH OF ASIA
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JOHANN GUTENBERG
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GERMAN INVENTOR OF THE MOVABLE-TYPE PRINTING PRESS
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PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR
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PORTUGUESE PRINCE WHO FOUNDED A NAVIGATION SCHOOL AND SENT EXPEDITIONS TO WEST AFRICA
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MARTIN LUTHER
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GERMAN MONK WHO PROTESTED FALSE DOCTRINES OF THE ROMAN CHURCH, SPARKING THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
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FERDINAND & ISABELLA
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KING & QUEEN OF SPAIN WHO SPONSORED COLUMBUS'S VOYAGES TO THE NEW WORLD
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AMERIGO VESPUCCI
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ITALIAN SAILOR FOR WHOM AMERICA IS NAMED; FIRST TO REALIZE THAT A NEW CONTINENT HAD BEEN DISCOVERED
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PONCE DE LEON
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FIRST SPANIARD TO LAND ON THE MAINLAND OF NORTH AMERICA
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VASCO DE BALBOA
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SPANISH EXPLORER WHO DISCOVERED THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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FERDINAND MAGELLAN
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PORTUGUESE SAILOR WHO BEGAN A THREE-YEAR VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD
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HERNANDO CORTES
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SPANISH CONQUEROR OF THE AZTEC INDIANS IN MEXICO
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MONTEZUMA
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POWERFUL CHIEFTAIN OF THE AZTEC INDIANS
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FRANCISCO PIZARRO
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SPANISH CONQUEROR OF THE INCA INDIANS IN PERU
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FRANCISCO CORONADO
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SPANISH EXPLORER WHO DISCOVERED THE GRAND CANYON
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HERNANDO DE SOTO
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SPANISH EXPLORER AND DISCOVERER OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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JUAN CABRILLO
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PORTUGUESE SAILOR EMPLOYED BY THE SPANISH WHO EXPLORED THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA
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PHILLIP II
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POWERFUL CATHOLIC MONARCH OF SPAIN WHO SENT THE "INVINCIBLE ARMADA" TO CONQUER PROTESTANT ENGLAND
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ELIZABETH I
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STRONG PROTESTANT QUEEN OF ENGLAND WHO ENCOURAGED THE EXPLORATION OF THE NEW WORLD; QUEEN AT THE TIME OF THE SPANISH ARMADA'S DEFEAT
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SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
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ENGLISH SEA CAPTAIN WHO RAIDED SPANISH SHIPS AND OUTPOSTS
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JACQUES CARTIER
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FRENCH EXPLORER WHO DISCOVERED THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER
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SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
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FRENCH EXPLORER WHO ESTABLISHED QUEBEC; KNOWN AS THE "FATHER OF NEW FRANCE"
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JACQUES MARQUETTE & LOUIS JOLIET
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FRENCHMEN WHO EXPLORED THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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ROBERT CAVALIER DE LA SALLE
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FRENCH EXPLORER WHO CLAIMED THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FOR FRANCE
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