european exploration

Leif Erikson

Mar 1, 1000

IN 1000 CE,a Viking named Leif Erikson set sail from Greenland,heading west.

Marco Polo

Dec 14, 1271

Marco Polo left his home in Venice to go with his father and uncle to Asia when he was 17.

Ottoman Turks

Sep 21, 1453

The turks captured the city of Consrantinople and took control of the Middle East.This closed trade routes between Europe and Asia.

Bartholomeu Dias

Apr 19, 1488

Bartholomeu Dias became the first to sail all the way around the southern tip of africa-what now called the Cape of Good Hope.

Martin Behaim

Nov 18, 1492

Martin Behaim made the first globe in1492

Vasco da Gama

Nov 18, 1498

Vasco da Gama was the first Portuguese explorer who successfuly commanded the ships to sail directly from Europe to India.

Waldseemuller

Dec 10, 1507

Waldseemuler drew a map of the new continent using what Vespucci found.In 1507,America appered on the map for the first time.

balboa

Dec 10, 1513

Balboa is a group of explorers that climed a mountain on the west coast of what today it is known as the Isthmus of Panama.

Magellan

Apr 3, 1519

Magellan sailed to Brazil and south along Americas eastern coast.He discovered a river that is now called 'The Strait of magellan which lead all the way to the ocean that he named'the Pacific Ocean.'

Cortes

Dec 7, 1521

In 1521 Cortes and his soldiers conquered the the Aztecs.He got their wealth,glory,and treasures.They soon became known as the'cconquistadors' which means conquer.

Pizzaro

Aug 18, 1533

In 1533 the Spanish conquered the Inca empire and made it's people into slaves.That brought the spanish riches and power.