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BARTOLOMEU DIAS Sailed for Portugal Looked for a route to Asia, riches and to spread Christianity Reached the southern tip of Africa Named the tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope (hoped they found a route to Asia!)
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BARTOLOMEU DIAS
• Sailed for Portugal• Looked for a route to Asia, riches and to spread
Christianity• Reached the southern tip of Africa• Named the tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope
(hoped they found a route to Asia!)
VASCO DA GAMA
• Sailed for Portugal • Looked for and discovered an all water route to
Asia (by sailing all the way around Africa)• Became wealthy through trade and spawned
more exploration from other nations
DA GAMA
COLUMBUS
AMERIGO VESPUCCI
• Sailed for Spain• Looking for a new route to Asia• Sailed to America • America was named after him
VESPUCCI
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
• Sailed for Spain• Attempted (& succeeded) in sailing around the
world (first to accomplish this) • Looking for a western route to Asia• Explored the Oceans (sailed around South
America, crossed the Pacific to Asia and sailed back to Europe around Africa)• He died along the way but his crew finished the
journey
MAGELLAN
HERNAN CORTES
• Sailed for Spain• Wanted riches and to conquer land • Explored America (present day Mexico) • Successfully conquered the Aztec empire and
established Mexico City
CORTES
FRANCISCO PIZARRO
• Sailed for Spain• Looking for wealth and land• Explored South America• Conquered the Inca Civilization and renamed the
area Peru
PIZARRO
CARTIER
JACQUES CARTIER
• Sailed for France• Looked for a Northwest Passage (a water route
through North America to Asia)• Explored modern-day Canada • Eventually, France would colonize this area
GIOVANNI DA VERRAZZANO
• Sailed for France• Looked for a Northwest Passage• Explored the Atlantic Coastline of North America• Never found the Northwest Passage
VERRAZANO
HENRY HUDSON
• Sailed for the Netherlands (Dutch) & England• Looked for route to China• Explored present day New York & Canada• American river and bay named for him
HUDSON
JOHN CABOT
• Sailed for England• Looking for a route to Asia/claim land for England• Landed in Newfoundland, Canada (thought it was
Asia)• Expedition was the basis for future English
colonies
CABOT
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
• Sailed for English• Wanted riches• Sailed all the way around the world (first
Englishman to do this)• Raided Spanish ships and ports in South America
DRAKE