Tuesday 11-29-16 “The power of time is clear. It can be measured, be studied, or even plotted on a map, and yet, it is the mortal man who seeks to outlive it.” Vocab Due Thursday Test Next Monday Check my website every day after 4
Zheng He Chinese Admiral 1405-25 Traveled on Emissary missions across the Indian ocean Giant treasure ships giving away riches of China Chinese exploration stopped due to Great Wall
Christopher Columbus 1492-1504 Spain “discovered” new continent Failed attempt to travel to India
Vasco de Gama 1497 Portugal First to travel to India by going around Africa
Ferdinand Magellan 1519 Spain Sailed around South America and across the Pacific. His ships were the first to circumnavigate the world
Hernando Cortes 1519 Spain Spanish Explorer/Conquistador who landed in Mexico. Conquered the Aztecs and all of their wealth in 1521
Francisco Pizarro 1532 Spain Conquered the Incan Empire and all of its wealth for Spain
Samuel de Champlain 1603 France Settled Canada
James Cook British 1768-1779 He led the first expedition of sailors known to cross the Antarctic Circle and disproved the existence of the legendary “Southern Continent” Australia