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Leif Eriksion sailed to Vinland and told all the Vikings about it. But sadly, Leif's brother got attacked in a journey and ended all the trips to the Americas.
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Marco Polo becomes the first person to reach Asia and China by land. Also while there, he gets new spices, silks, perfumes, and other things. He also sets up trade routes in Constantinople or what is now Istanbul.
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The Ottoman Turks invade Constantinople and stop all trade routes through it.
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Bartholomeu Dias becomes first European to sail to Asia by sea route, but doesn't complete because his crew made him turn back at Cape of Good Hope.
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A cartographer is a map maker. Martin Behaim was a German cartographer. In 1492, he made the world's first globe. It was made of leather. Martin Behaim called his leather globe the Earth Apple. Unfortunately, Martin Behaim did not have accurate information about the world. His Earth Apple was not very accurate. It showed the Earth as smaller than it really is.
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Vasco de Gama finally completes what Dias started and sails to Asia by sea, coming back with many spices.
