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Title: Early Explorers


1
Early Explorers
  • By Katherine Pearson
  • and
  • Cathy Gerry

2
Leif Eriksson
  • ? 975-1020
  • Viking from Iceland
  • ? First European expedition to North America

3
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

4
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

5
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

6
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

7
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

8
Francisco de Coronado
  • ?1510-1554
  • Spanish soldier and explorer
  • First European to explore Americas Southwest
  • Searched for the legendary Seven Cities of
    Cibolia (gold)

9
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
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