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sailed for England as a privateer
explored the western coast of North America and circumnavigated the globe. |
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| shut down the land routes to the Far East |
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| from Portugal; started a navigational school (sailing/mapping) even though he never was an explorer |
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| a Portuguese explorer who sailed south around the tip of Africa to India |
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| an Italian who sailed for Spain and discovered the "New World" in 1492 |
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| an Italian who sailed for England and discovered Newfoundland and Nova Scotia |
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| discovered the Grand Banks, rich fishing banks off the coast of Newfoundland |
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| A German mapmaker drew a world map naming the New World after him |
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| a Spanish explorer who searched for the "Fountain of Youth", but found Florida instead |
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| Spanish explorer who was ruthless and cruel; conquered the Aztec of Mexico |
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