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In the year 1000, a viking named Leif Eriksson hired a crew and set sail from Greenland heading west.
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In 1271, Macro Polo left his home in Venice, Italy to go to Asia with his father.
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In 1453, the Turks captured the city of Constantinople and took control of the Middle East.
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In 1488, Dias became the first to sail all the way around the southern tip of Africa---- around what is today called the Cape of Good Hope. The sailors grew hungry and made Dias turn around.
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In 1492, Martin Bahaim made the first globe.
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In 1497, an Italian man named Caboto sailed across the Ocean Sea, on a journey paid by England, and landed in Newfoundland.
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Vasco Da Gama was the first to sail from Europe to Asia by going around the southern tip of Africa.
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In 1499, under the orders of the king and queen of Spain, Vesucci sailed to a place south of where Columbus had landed. A few years later, he sailed to Argentina.
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Martin Waldseemuler named America. He named it after Amerigo Vespucci.
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Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean with his crew members .
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Magellen wanted to see if it was possible sail around America to Asia. The voyage was successful but many people died, including Magellen. Only a few crew members got back to Europe with the ship.
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In 1519, Cortes landed on the east coast of Mexico. He beat the Indians there and then set out for the Tenochtitlan.
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In 1531, Pizarro sailed from Panama and landed on the west coast of South America.
