Early Explorers

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Early Explorers

• By Katherine Pearson
• and
• Cathy Gerry

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Leif Eriksson

• ? 975-1020
• Viking from Iceland
• ? First European expedition to North America

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Marco Polo

• ? 1254-1324
• Italian merchant from Venice
• Explored Asia
• China
• Indochina
• India
• Brought back silk, spices, porcelain and paper
  money
• Wrote The Travels of Marco Polo

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Christopher Columbus

• ?1451-1506
• Italian explorer from Venice
• Sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of
  Spain
• Landed on the island of Hispaniola near the coast
  of North America
• Admiral of the Ocean Blue

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Juan Ponce de Leon

• ?1460-1521
• Spanish soldier and explorer
• Sailed with Columbus
• Claimed Florida for Spain in 1513
• Looked for the legendary Fountain of Youth

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Ferdinand Magellan

• ?1480-1521
• Portuguese explorer
• Sailed for King Charles I of Spain
• First expedition to sail around the world
• Died in route
• 241 began, only 18 returned

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Hernando de Soto

• ?1500-1542
• Spanish explorer and soldier
• Discovered the Mississippi River for Spain
• Explored both North and South America
• Died while exploring the Mississippi and buried
  in it

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Francisco de Coronado

• ?1510-1554
• Spanish soldier and explorer
• First European to explore Americas Southwest
• Searched for the legendary Seven Cities of
  Cibolia (gold)

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Samuel de Champlain

• ?1567-1635
• French explorer
• Explored St. Lawrence River area
• Traded with the Native Americans for fur
• Founded Quebec
• Lake Champlain named for him

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Bibliography

• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
• http//www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/educational/explorers/
• http//www.quia.com/custom/1482main.html
• http//tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/timeline2.html