the age of exploration inb pages 146-147 christopher columbus italian bornitalian born sailed for...
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TheTheAge Age of of
ExplorationExplorationINB pages 146-147
Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus
• Italian bornItalian born• sailed for Spainsailed for Spain• set out for India in 1492set out for India in 1492• reached the Caribbean reached the Caribbean
Islands insteadIslands instead• returned 3 times for returned 3 times for
gold and slavesgold and slaves• set foot on S.A. but set foot on S.A. but
never N.A.never N.A.
Columbus’ first voyage.
Amerigo VespucciAmerigo Vespucci
• Italian bornItalian born• sailed for Spain and sailed for Spain and
then Portugalthen Portugal• mapped the east mapped the east
coast of S.A.coast of S.A.• realized it was not realized it was not
part of Asiapart of Asia
The voyages of Amerigo Vespucci.
Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan
• Portuguese bornPortuguese born• sailed for Spainsailed for Spain• set out to set out to
circumnavigate the circumnavigate the globe in 1519globe in 1519
• expedition made it back expedition made it back in 1522 - he didn’t in 1522 - he didn’t
• killed in a battle in the killed in a battle in the PhillippinesPhillippines
Magellan’s expedition 1519-1522
Francisco PizarroFrancisco Pizarro
• Spanish conquistadorSpanish conquistador• captured and killed captured and killed
Incan emperorIncan emperor• looted and destroyed looted and destroyed
Incan capitalIncan capital• founded Lima, Peru founded Lima, Peru
where he was where he was assassinatedassassinated
Hernan CortesHernan Cortes
• Spanish conquistadorSpanish conquistador• sought gold and sought gold and
treasures in the treasures in the YucatanYucatan
• captured Aztec capital captured Aztec capital of Tenochtitlanof Tenochtitlan
• Brutally killed Aztec Brutally killed Aztec emperor, Montezumaemperor, Montezuma
• claimed Mexico for claimed Mexico for SpainSpain
Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama
• Portuguese explorerPortuguese explorer• discovered ocean discovered ocean
route to Indiaroute to India• sailed south around sailed south around
AfricaAfrica• Brutally killed Brutally killed
hundreds of hundreds of MuslimsMuslims
The End