THE AGE OF EXPLORATION

LEIF ERICSSON

• The son of Erik the Red
• Was born in Iceland
• Married someone named Thorgunna
• Born in 960 A.D.
• Leif had a foster-father

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• Gets credit for discovering North America
• Started the Columbian Exchange
• When he got to North America he thought he was in Asia

AMERIGO VESPUCCI

• Amerigo was smart and kind
• Amerigo was married but didn't have children
• Amerigo also was Italia
• People don't know where he was born

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• The exchange got things to places that didn't have them before
• It got things like horses to North America and Tomatoes to Europe
• The exchange started when Columbus found America

CONQUISTADORS

• They went to concur
• They came from Europe
• They went to North America

NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• It is a sea route
• Connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
• New route to establish trading

MIDDLE PASSAGE