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1.sent a fleet of 13 ships, led by Pedro Alvares Cabral
2.After fighting a bloody battle for control of Indian trading ports, and for control of the Indian Ocean, Portugal was successful in its efforts.
3.They built trading ports and navel bases along the coasts of Africa and Asia, helping to insure that they could maintain their control in the region.

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1.Henry Hudson made his first voyage west from England in 1607
2.he was hired to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Arctic Ocean.
3.On a fourth and final voyage, undertaken for England

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1.Henry the Navigator, a 15th century Portuguese prince, helped usher in both the Age of Discovery and the Atlantic slave trade.
2. he sponsored a great deal of exploration along the west coast of Africa.
3.he was neither a sailor nor a navigator

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1.Cartier appears to have voyaged to the Americas, particularly Brazil, prior to his three major North American voyages.
2.French mariner, whose explorations of the Canadian coast
3.Cartier also is credited with naming Canada.

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1.developed the idea of sailing westward to reach the riches of Asia while working for a Venetian merchant.
2.gained a commission from King Henry VII to make an expedition across the northern Atlantic.
3.He sailed from Bristol in May 1497 and made landfall in late June.

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1.In 1519 he tricked the Aztecs into giving him a lot of gold when he first arrived in Mexico. One of the treasures he found was chocolate.

2.When he first arrived in Mexico, the Talascan Indians attacked him and his crew. Two of his men died and 800 Indians perished.

3.He attempted to convert the Indians to his own religion, although he was not entirely successful.

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1.Was an Italian explorer who stumbled upon the Americas.
2.Made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain.
3.His journeys marked the beginning of centuries of transatlantic conquest and colonization.

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1.An explorer, soldier and conquistador
2.As a soldier, he served on the 1513 expedition of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, during which he discovered the Pacific Ocean.
3.Pizarro formed a partnership with Diego de Almagro.

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1.In search of fame and fortune.
2.Set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands.
3.discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.

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1.Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East.
2.was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.
3.Known as a tough and fearless navigator

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1.Jheng He led the largest ships in the world on seven voyages of exploration to the lands around the Indian Ocean
2.An admiral in the Imperial Chinese navy.
3.In 1405 Zheng made his first trip, sailing to Vietnam and India with a fleet of Chinese boats known as junks.

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1.Became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa
2.Opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia.
3.Dias’ ships rounded the perilous Cape of Good Hope and then sailed around Africa’s southernmost point