The age of discovery

By mwin4546
  • Period: Jan 1, 1350 to

    The age of discovery

    *European kingdoms began exploring to increase trade and spread Christianity.
    *New technology helped European explorers make long voyages.
    *Portugal was the first European country to promote exploration to Africa and Asia.
    *Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas led to a new wave of exploration.
    *Goods like tomatoes and horses, as well as disease, were passed between Europeans and Native Americans.
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Explorer Christopher Columbus:
    Home country Italy:
    Sailed for Spain:
    When 1492-1504:
    Achievements First to land in the "New World"
  • 1498

    John Cabot

    Home Country Italy:
    Sailed For England:
    When 1497 & 1498:
    Achievements First to land in North America claimed Newfoundland for England
  • 1503

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Home Country Italy:
    Sailed For Spain:
    When 1497-1503:
    Achievements Maybe the first European to discover the amazon River North and South America named for him
  • 1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa

    Home country Spain:
    Sailed for Spain:
    When 1511-1513:
    Achievements First explorer to discover the Pacific Ocean and the Isthmus of Panama
  • 1520

    Giovanni Verrazano

    Home country Italy:
    Sailed for France:
    When 1520's:
    Achievements First to sight New York and much of New England and North Carolina
  • 1522

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Home country Portugal:
    Sailed for Spain:
    When 1519-1522:
    Achievements First to cross the Pacific Ocean led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world.
  • 1522

    Francisco Pizarro

    Home country Spain:
    Sailed for Spain:
    When 1504-1541:
    Achievements Sailed to Peru conquered the Inca civilization
  • 1524

    Vasco da Gama

    Home country Portugal:
    Sailed for Portugal:
    When: 1497-1524:
    Achievements First to sail from Europe around Africa to India.
  • 1530

    Hernan Cortes

    Home country Spain:
    Sailed for Spain:
    When 1504-1530:
    Achievements Landed in Mexico conquered the Aztec civilization
  • 1540

    Jacques Cartier

    home country France:
    Sailed for France:
    When 1530's-1540's
    Achievements Explored much of the Canadian coast and the St.Lawrence River

  • Samuel de Champlain

    Home country France:
    Sailed for France:
    When 1600's-1610's:
    Achievements First European to discover Lake Champlain Founded Quebec in Canada

  • Henry Hudson

    Home country England:
    Sailed for England and the Netherlands:
    When 1607-1611:
    Achievements Explored much of New England the Hudson River and Hudson Bay