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The Age of Exploration

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  • Jan 1, 1002

    Leif Eriksson

    Leif the Lucky discovers North America
  • Jan 1, 1271

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo journeys to China
  • Jan 1, 1470

    Portuguese Explorers

    Explorers from Portugal discover Africa's Gold Coast
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus

    Christopher Columbus sets sail
  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot searches for a Northwest Passage to Asia
  • Jan 1, 1498

    Vasco DaGama

    Vasco DaGama rounds the Cape of Good Hope and reaches India
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Magellan

    Magellan begins his attempt to sail around the world
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Jaques Cartier

    Jaques Cartier enters the St. Lawrence River
  • Jan 1, 1577

    Sir Francis Drake

    Sir Francis Drake sails around the world

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson eplores the area that is now New York

  • James Cook

    James Cook begins his exploration of the Pacific

  • Erik the Red

    Erik the Red discovers Greenland