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Jan 1, 1450
Guttenberg
Johannes Gutenberg helped with this spread of ideas by developing a printing press in the 1450s. Before this time, most books were hand-written. The new printing press made it faster to print books. -
Jan 1, 1470
Marco Polo
An explorer named Marco Polo wrote the book long ago. Now, thanks to a new kind of printing press, many Europeans are reading Polo’s book for the first time. As you listen, you dream of sailing to Asia and finding adventure and riches. -
Oct 12, 1492
christorpher columbus
MODERN DAY REPLICAS In 1992, the government of Spain built
replicas of Columbus´s original three ships to commemorate the
500th anniversary of his first voyage.From SS Text book. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
Cabot reached Canada in 1497. He failed to make a second
trip. -
Jan 1, 1513
Balboa
He was the first to see the Pacific Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
He never found the fountain of youth. He did discover the
territory of Florida in 1513. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier
He explorers the St. Lawrence River. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado
Coronado brought no riches back to Mexico City, but he had claimed lands for Spain. The Spanish lands that included what are today Mexico, the southwestern United States, and Florida became known as New Spain. From S.S text book. -
Henry Hudson
In 1609 he discovered Hudson River in what is today New york.
Hudson explored for english and dutch.
