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Around A.D 1000 Erickson had sailed to Norway were he was converted to Christianity. People believe on his way back he went off course and ended up on north america where he explored a region he called Vinland. He is believed to be the first European who had reached north america before Columbus.
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He led seven explorations to land around the Indian ocean. The reason for this was because the emperor wanted to get recognition and gifts from other rulers. At the end of the voyage He had run into a group of pirates and ended up winning. he deid in 1433 on one of his last voyages.
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he sponsored exploratory voyages and help with capturing of Africans and making them slaves. officially starting the slave trade.
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Columbous was in charge of the Pinta and first saw land on October 12th. This resulted in the discovery of america and the native Americans or "Indians".
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The Middle Passage is the stage of the triangular trade where millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. The slaves were then sold or traded for raw materials.
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The widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World was the Columbian exchange. this happened after Christopher Columbus went on his voyage in 1492.
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He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India. He chose a different route than Columbous
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he was a navigator who showed that showed Brazil and the west indies didnt look alike. He was put in charge of planning voyages to the indies.
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in 1519 magellan lefrt in five ships to discover a western sea route to the indies. on his way there he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean
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A coalition army of the Spanish forces and native american Tlaxcalan warriors were led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl. They captured the emperor Cuauhtemoc and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire.
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Pizarro led his army up the Andes mountains on November 15. He invited the emperor to a feast with the intention of ambushing him.
