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Leif Eriksson was blown off course by a storm and landed on the coast of N. America
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Crusaders return to Rome to report
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Knight bring back silky, smelly, spicy stuff.
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Lots of Romans travel to get more of the silky, smelly, spicy stuff.
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Other European countries grew jealous of Italy, & wanted to bypass the merchants monopolizing (controlling all) trade.
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Rome explored the ocean to find a sea route to Asia - to get the silky, smelly, spicy stuff - S3.
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A compass always points north, people knew the direction they were going. A caravan is a boat with both a square and triangular sail.
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Portguese Sailor Bartolomeu Dias travels southward to the bottom of Africa in 1487 and in 1488 discovers it.
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Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean in 1492, made four trips, and believed he sailed to India even when he died.
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Christopher Columbus goes back to America for a second trip as admiral of the ocean having 17 ships
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Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain a 3rd time
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Portguese Sailor Vasco da Gama sailed all around Africa to get to Asia in 1497.
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Sailed along the coast of South America and made notes that proved that it wasn't Asia they found.
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On his way around Africa went to wide and lands in Brazil.
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Christopher Columbus sailed again with 4 ships.
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Confused the Pacific Ocean with a lake.
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Juan Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain looking for the fountain of youth.
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He circumnavigated the globe. It took under 3 years.
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Alvar Nunez Cabezade Vaca's searches for the gold city.
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He sailed for South America and conquers the Inca Empire.
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Hernando de Soto
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He goes up from Mexico into modern day California.
