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the vikings were the first people to land in the americas
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marco polo went to asia and came back with riches and amazing stories about it.It motivated people to go to Asia for riches
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When the europeans and asians were trading in the middle east in Constantinople the Ottoman Turks kicked them out and took over consatantinople,and didn't let them trade there.
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Dias tryed to sail to India but he only made it to the southern tip of africa because his sailors got sick and hungry so they made him return to home.
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Martin Behaim created the first globe but on the globe there were a couple mistakes like there was no North and South America and Antarctica, and Austrailia.
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Vasco Da Gama was the first person to sail to india by water route.
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Martin Waldseemuller named America and America appeared on the map for the first time.
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Balboa discovered the Pacific but did not name it.
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Magellan found a route around the world.
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Cortes conquered the Aztecs and captured their treasures.
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Pizarro conquered the Incan empire and took the king Atahuallpa prisoner.
