The Age Of Exploration

Leif Eriksson

• Son of Erik the Red
• He sailed to West Norway and Greenland
• He settled In a costal area he called Vinland

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• Brought unknown diseases to the America's
• Convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• A Portuguese navigator
• Set out with a Spanish fleet to sail down the east coast of South America

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• They brought highly valued items to Europe
• Started to farm European grains such as wheat angled barley

CONQUISTADORS

• Solders who lead the military expeditions in the America's
• Conquistador Hernán Cortés left Cuba to sail to present-day Mexico in 1599

THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• Made a water route through North America that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific