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A huge plague broke out in Europe. Carried by rats, this outbreak killed nearly 25 million people, over one third of the population. This was one of the most devestating plagues in history.
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A long lost map of the world, drawn in the second century was found. It was found in Western Europe. It then becomes the best existing map of the world. This map is what gave Colombus the idea that he could reach Asia by sailing west of Europe.
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The first Caravels are built. These ships were very popular amongst the Spanish conquestors. By rounding the Cape of Good Hope, an asian ship reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
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Colombus sets sail to find Asia. He finds the continent of America instead. He doesnt know that this isn't Asia, so the natives from the New World, he refers to them as Indians.
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Amerigo Vespucchi goes exploring around the coast of South America. He decides that it isnt Asia, but a new continent.
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The Incan Empire was expanding along the coast of South America. It was reaching the whole way up to Equador. During the height of this empire, it strechted the whole way from Chile to Equador.
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In honor of the man who discovered that the new continent Colombus found was not Asia, it was named 'America' after explorer, Amerigo Vespucchi. This didnt happen until about 8 years after Vespucchi made this discovery. This was put on a new map of the world.
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In Europe, most people had some sort of immunity to smallpox as the weak died and the strong genetics were passed on. Eventually this disease was spread to the new world. This disease wiped out native populations in America. Smallpox is the most deadly disease known to the indians.
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The Spanish take over the Aztec Empire. Tge capital of what is called 'new spain' is built on the ruins of Tenochitlan.
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Magellan had five ships, and the last of these ships, along with seventeen men return back to the home land. When they return to Spain, they have sucessfully made the first voyage around the world.
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DeSoto was a Spanish Explorer. He ventured deeper into the New World of America. Along the way, he discovered the Mississippi River.
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An Englishman named Sir Francis Drake is the first english man to circumnavigate the globe sucessfully.
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In the early 1600's, dutch explorers were sailing around when they discovered a new continent. It was Austrailia.
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The First American settlement by the english is established. It was Jamestown Virginia. Many myths and stories about the colonists who settled there, and how they disapeared leaving behind no explanation.
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Two major cities are founded. One of which was Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the other being Quebec. These were both successful cities, founded by the spanish and french.This picture shows the Spanish when they founded Santa Fe.
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ires were expanding. The advancements in technology also assisted these explorers to make safer trips back and forth, and also all around the world. Exploration had a huge impact on how history worked out.
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I picked these events because I felt they were very important to not only exploration, but also how things worked out and how it affected lives of people from all over the world. For example, smallpox obviously wiped out many native americans. Things like diseases are also very important in history because things like smallpox and the black death have a huge impact on population. As people were discovering new continents like America and Austrailia, ideas were being spread more and more, and emp
