THE AGE OF EXPLORATION

LEIF ERIKSSON

• He was a Viking.
• He sailed from west Norway to Greenland but his ship was blown off course.
• He accidentally landed on the North American coast.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• He was a sailor who was trying to find a water route to Asia.
• He sailed on three ships: The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria.

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• He sailed into the southern tip and into the pacific.
• He was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• Europeans brought diseases to America.
• A trading route developed for different foods.

CONQUISTADORS

• They were Spanish soldiers.
• They conquered many civilizations.

THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• They never found a Northwest Passage.
• It would have allowed ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

THE MIDDLE PASSAGE

• It was a voyage across the Atlantic.
• Slaves were forced to endure it.

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