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in 1000 CE Europeans didn't explore, but one day the Vigings stood up and traveled to North America. A Viging named Leif Erikkson took his crew , and lead a trip to Canada. After that, Vikings frequently traveled to North America.
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Many Europeans were scared of traveling, but one man took the risk, and traveled to Asia. That man was Marco Polo. It took him 14 years to go there and back, but he got what he wanted. Gold, silver, spieces, and perfume.
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Constantinople became a very popular trading center over the years. Everything was going well until the Turks came. They concured Constantinople. from then on, Europeans weren't allowed to trade with Asia.
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In 1488 Prince Henry sent Dias to sail to Asia. Dias only reached the tip of Africa.He only reached the Cape Of Good Hope because his sailors complained and became sick.
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Everyone thought the World was flat until Martin Bahaim. Martin made the first ball shaped model of Earth, and was first to understand.
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After Dais tried, and Prince Henry then sent De Gama. Unlike Dias, he acually made it to Asia and back by sea.
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After Columbus said he had reached "Asia", everyone started to go there, but one person who knew better. His name was non other that Amarigo Vesspucci. He had read Marco Polo's description and relized Columbus was wrong. While Vespucci gets all the atention, who relizes the person who named our country? NOBODY!Even ask your parents and they won't know! It was a German cartographer named Martin Waldseemuler.
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By now everyone is going to now called America, "The New World". One trip, some courageous explorers sailed to present day Pannama. They were there to clime a treacherous mountain. When they landed, they sat down to rest, but one brave explorer, named Balboa, went ahead. He hiked the mountain first, and when he looked to the east, he troped to his knees.Lay before him, was a huge ocean! He named it th Pacific.
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After Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean, the king of Spain sent Magellen on an expedition like Columbus's but different. Magellen purpose was to sail AROUND South America to Asia. Magellen brought five ships with him, but only one ship came back. M agellen died in a war in the Philippines.
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Many people in Europe knew about the mighty Aztec empire,but the king of Spain knew of the riches of the Aztecs, so he sent Cortes to conquer the tribe and take the riches. Cortes took 500 men, forteen cannons, and svral dogs. He easily took the Aztec empire in just two days!
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After Cortes defeted the Aztecs, the king of Spain sent Pizarro to Conquer the only major tribe left- the Incas. They were in the middle of a civil war, and Pizarro found that the right time to attack. He claimed most of the West coast of South America.
