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By Hrishi
  • Marco polot
    Sep 15, 1254

    Marco polot

    He was born in 1250s, he found out about the silk road and the spice route, he opened new trading routes for East-Asia to europe.
  • Bartolomeu Dias
    1450

    Bartolomeu Dias

    Bartolomeu Dias was a Portugese explorer born in the 1450s. He proved that the Atlantic Ocean connects to the Indian Ocean and he sadly got lost at sea and hasn't been seen since then.
  • Vasca De Gama
    1460

    Vasca De Gama

    Vasca De Gama was a Portugese explorer who was the first person to find a trading route to India, there is a crater called "Vasca De Gama" On the Moon.
  • Ferdinand Magellan
    1480

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan was a portugese explorer who found out about a channel linking from Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Between the tip of mainland South America the Tierre de Fuego Island. He travelled approximately 42,000 miles on one single boat.
  • Christopher Columbus
    1490

    Christopher Columbus

    Christophher Columbus was an Italian explorer, he was born in venice and became an explorer and took inspiration from "Marco Polo" He discovered America by accident while trying to find India.