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Amerigo Vespucci 1497-1503
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Date of Birth and Place ► Vespucci was born March 1451. ► Vespucci died in 1508. ► He was born in Italy and grew up with 4 brothers. They also lived in a large home with his parents.
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Exploration ► Vespucci wanted to see what the world looked like. ► His areas where he explored were Asia, Spain, Bahamas, Brazil, and Argentina. ► The sponsoring country was Spain. ► Amerigo Vespucci’s contribution was that his voyages made it clear that there was a continent between Europe and Asia.
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Maps Maps 1492-1507
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Encounters with Natives Vespucci sailed across the Atlantic ocean.
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Interesting Facts Vespucci main reason to explore was to see the hole world. Vespucci hobbies were he like to study the stars and draw maps.
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Resources http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.ht ml http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.ht ml http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo ns/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo ns/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcar r1/Lossing1/00-11.gif By, Christine Thompson and Brandon Weber
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