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First European to enter American soil
Leif Erickson
Nailed his 95 thesis on the wall and also started the Reformation
Martin Luther
Founded a navigation School employs expert map makers and built-in observatory to study the position of the sun and the Stars
Prince Henry the navigator
Reach the Cape of Good Hope
Bartholomew Diaz
Sailed all the way around Africa to India , opened a new water route to the east
Vasco da Gama
Discover the new world
Christopher Columbus
America was named after this guy
Amerigo Vespucci
Created the line of demarcation
Hope Alexander VI
The conqueror in governor of Puerto Rico made the first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America
Juan Ponce de Leon
Crossed the isthmus of Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco da Gama
This man’s crew completed a voice around the world they were the first people to complete such a voyage d
Ferdinand Magellan
Conquered the Aztecs of Mexico
Hernando Cortez
The Indians of Mexico
Aztecs
Conquered the Incas of Peru
Francisco Pizarro
Embarked on a funeral search to find the seven cities of cibola d
Francisco Coronado
Explored the southeastern United States also discover the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto
King of Spain during the time of the Spanish Armada
Philip II
Created the Sea dogs
Elizabeth the first
LED an expedition that discovered the Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
Established Quebec/also known as the father of New France
Samuel de Champlain
Let an expedition which explored the central Mississippi River as far south as the mouth of the Arkansas River
Jacques marquette, Luis juliet
claimed the entire Mississippi valley for France and named it Louisiana
Robert cavalier de la salle
Group of Indian tribes that banded together to protect themselves
Iroquois Confederacy
All aspects of Life centered on the ownership and use of land
Feudalism