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Welcome to Meet the Explorer. Follow the steps below on how to meet each explorer. 

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Welcome to Meet the Explorer. Follow the steps below on how to meet each explorer. 

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1. Use the research you just completed to create an Instagram post that will leave your audience wanting more information.

Your post NEEDS to include the following * a picture * the name * the year of the voyage * country they were from * who sponsored the voyage * a fact

2. Publish your post.

3. Once your post has been approved, comment on  3 DIFFERENT Explorer's Instagram posts. You need to ask questions about the post they created, and comment as the explorer you researched.

4. Check back and see if they responded to your question - follow up or thank them if necessary.

5. If a post has 3 comments from other explorers - DO NOT COMMENT - MOVE ON TO ANOTHER EXPLORER.

6. Questions should be appropriate and related to the post and exploration.

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Italy baby! The Catholics and Spanish LOVE me!1492 is the year. USA. USA. Nobody understands my struggles. #wrongdiscovery #bahamas #genocide #heroorvillian

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Back from another trip in Asia, just explored a new country after my 17 years in china! 1271 is the year to travel. Thanks Mongolia and Venice Italy. #Asia #Exploer

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First one to South America, I just founded Colombia. Gonna get loaded when I get back to Spain. The kings gonna like me a lot now. W Spain for sponsoring me.

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1487 voyage! Finally found a way to Asia all the way from Portugal. Hopefully I don’t drown lol! Who knew Africa was so hard to get around 🤷🏻 #LiveLaughLovePortugal #TheseStormsAreCrazy #ThankYouPortugal

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Take that Christopher! The Americas aren’t apart of Asia, They’re a continent! #TheNewWorld #ThankyouSpain #1497-1502

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I WILL find a way to China to get goods for England, no matter the set backs. England is the best country ever, my homeland and sponsor. I was the one to find Nova Scotia and New York, 1609’s the year. I’m so popular the Hudson River was named after me. I’m awesome and my crew sucks. #NotDead #Amazing #ENGLAND🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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I ❤️ Portugal! I found the first sea trade route in 1497. Thank you King Manuel I for the sponsor.

#malaria #brazil?

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I’m better 🇵🇹 1418-1419 #Portugal is better #so tuff #march 4th #started exploration #Portuguese

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Henry here, SUPER tired from my journey but I wanna post about it. Never did I think in the year 1607 would be the year that I (The greatest explorer) would reveal a waterway AND HAVE IT NAMED AFTER ME! I’d love to thank my sponsor The English Muscovy company and special thanks to my home land; Kingdom of England.

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Bartolomeu Dias was born in 1450 and died may 29 1500 he drowned when his ship went down.

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Bartolomeu Dias was an explorer who was famous for being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

He set sail in August 1487 from Lisbon Portugal to find a sea route to Indian and returned in 1488 successfully and proving a navigable route to the Indian Ocean was possible.

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Im just a chill guy that helps Spain. I was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean from the Americans. I first landed in the Americans because I’m just him. Then i traveled to the mainland of South America where i helped established the first permanent European settlements. Just tell me I’m tuff guys.

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Hey, it’s John C here I’m Italian born in 1450 i was the only one to go to North America since the Vikings. I tried to find a trade route through the North Atlantic and thanks to the Europeans for making all this possible.

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The year is 1271 and I Just explored Asia, First westerner to explore china. The Europeans love me. Thank you Mongolia. Venice, Italy is the best! #Asia #Italy #EXPLORER

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They don’t call me Henry the navigator for nothing

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Started in 1419. I ❤️ Portugal. I did it all on my own! I created those institutions#firstNavigationSchool#Spread Faith&takePower

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It’s currently 1493, just began my career of exploring and tagged along Christopher Columbus too. The Caribbean is very beautiful. I want money so.. Im now on the way to Florida to establish a European settlement. #First European to reach Florida. So cool. But accidentally got hit with an arrow, it hurts pretty bad. At lest i died in Havana. #havana is awesome

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Shoutout King Henry VII for sponsoring me he a day one fr. 1497 my year I discovered and claimed Newfoundland in NA.

I’m from Italy but I rep England they on top.

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Respect to Antonio Manuel for making this painting fr.

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First European to sail to India! I have helped Portuguese open a major trade route for Asia and I made a direct sea route from Europe to Asia. Europeans will remember me for my great findings! Portugal is a real one for sponsoring me.

#portugalforever #indiantraderoute #colonialempire

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The place was Sabrosa in northern Portugal. He went to the Spice Islands by a western route. He was found on the Island of Guam. The exploration was important because he discovered the Strait of Magellan when leading the first expedition. He was born on February 4 1480. He died on April 27th 1521. His journey was sponsored by King Charles of Spain. His nationality was Portugal ethnicity was Portuguese. #realexplorer

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Wow you other explorers think you are so amazing 😒. Did you explore 7 states home…? You people can’t relate. I just loved leading the expedition that explored the southeastern Untied States.😏

#1500-1542 #IloveSpain

#explorationDuhhh #UntiedStates

#Imsorich

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I was the First one to discover Lima capital of Peru. I had a rough childhood when i was younger. Even though i had little education was I discovered Lima in January 18, 1535. #mean #lima #explorer

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I’ve heard that Mexico had wealth, gold, fame, and glory, so from 1519-1521 I knew I needed to explore and conquer Aztec Empire for their wealthy powerful civilization! Thanks to Velázquez I got everything I wanted! #Mexico #aztecempire #rich

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Just conquered the Inca Empire! No one does it like me, and now I’m richh

1524 is the year for a voyage!

#thanksspanishcrown

#1478

#spain

#16th century

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It is I, Juan Ponce de León the first Spanish explorer who founded the first European settlement. Thanks to the king of Ferdinand of Spain for providing me with royal contracts, permission to explore, and to govern lands.

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💜💖💜🩵💖🩵 Shoutout to my boy King Charles I, without him, my epic discovery of the Philippines wouldn’t be possible gang 🐺. It took nearly three years to make my discovery.