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Jul 6, 1000
Leif Eriksson
Leaf Eriksson was the first Europeaoun Viking and explorer to sail west and fund a new land called Vinland. He was the first to discover and set foot on North America. He spent many winters in Vinland too. He didnt travel very far but still succsed. -
Jul 7, 1000
Vikings
The Vikings were people who livid in Northen Europe. Today is called Sweeden, Denmark and norway. They saild west to build settelments in Northen Canada and Greenland. Can you belive they were the first Earopiens to set foot on America? Well its true. They also wrote the Green Landern Saga to Revile their taravels. I never knew Vikings were the first to set foot on America! -
Jul 11, 1000
Vinland
Vinland is an island which is coverd with vines. Thats were the Vikings first set foot. It is located on the coast of North America. It was also the base for the Vikings in the written to do mission huant. There aree 2 ways to prononce this island. "Vinland." Or "Vineland." This island was very important to the Vikings. -
Aug 13, 1271
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was an amazing explorer and maker of a book. He explored to Aisa with some of his family. He tryed to find a shorter way from Europe to Aisa. He was so amazed at what he saw in Aisa, that when he got back he wrote a book about it. Soon after the book was published every one from Europe, who were Roalty, wanted to go. Marco Polo was a great explorer. -
Aug 31, 1271
Constantiople
Ever wounder how Marco Polo got to Aisa? Well he took a rout called constantipole. It started in Europe and went all the way to Aisa. Its probably the shortest way to get to Aisa from Europe. -
Jun 12, 1453
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a hard working explorer. He was sent by the Queen to find a safer and shorter way to get to Aisa. Well he did what he was told but he didnt land in Aisa, he actually found a new land which is called, North America. But when he got here he saw a bunch of Indians, so he surley thought he had landed in India. But Columbus was not the first to get to North America, the Vikings did. -
Nov 16, 1460
Prince Henery
Prince Henery was a leader of a Navigation school. He taught people how to make ships, to read and make maps and lastly make tools. His school was in Europe, and was very succsesful. After people went to his school, every one that was roaylty, wanted to go to Aisa. -
Sep 18, 1488
Bartholomeu Dias
Bartholomeu Dias was a intresting explorer. He saild around Africa from Europe. He also found a new rout to China, for trading. -
Oct 5, 1492
Guanahani
Guanahani was an island which Clombus was possesiveing. It was located in Europe and was pretty big. Clombus also found the Indians there. If you went there today it would be so much diffrent and prettier. ( I am not sure if its the same island thoe) -
Oct 17, 1492
Martin Behaim
If you see the globe today you will see the hole world, the right way. But Martin Behim made a globe, for their time. It wasn't exactly right, he didn't put on AMERICA! Well thats because no one really knew about it. If you think about what Martin Behaim did, its actually pretty amazing. -
Nov 16, 1497
Giovannie Caboto
Giovannie Caboto was a wise exploerer. He found a new land which is part of what we now called, Canada. He was one of the exploerers that found a pice of North America. -
May 1, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespicci was an explorer. He explored south of where Columbus had landed. And provid that clombus did indeed find new land. -
Jul 19, 1499
Vasco da Gama
Vasco de Gama saild around The Cape of Good Hope to India. But he didn't do just that. He also found a new route to Aisa, showing the way to future explorers. -
Sep 29, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was an explorer that explored the coast. He explorerd North and South America. After many months of explorering he found a new land, in the coast. -
Sep 7, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a convinsing explorer. He convinsed the King to pay for his expadition. He also found a new land which is called, Brazil.
