Explorers, routes, dates, and discoveries.
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- What year did Christopher Columbus sail to the Americas?
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1492- Who was the first person to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the globe?
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Ferdinand Magellan- Which explorer found a sea route from Europe to India in 1498?
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Vasco da Gama- What medieval Venetian trader traveled to Asia and served a Mongol ruler?
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Marco Polo- Who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519?
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Hernán Cortés- Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Incan Empire?
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Francisco Pizarro- What English sea captain circumnavigated the globe from 1577 to 1580?
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Francis Drake- Who claimed to be the first to reach the North Pole in 1909?
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Robert Peary- Who reached the South Pole first, in December 1911?
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Roald Amundsen- Which British explorer reached the South Pole in January 1912 but perished on the return journey?
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Robert Scott- Who led the Endurance expedition and survived Antarctic ice for over a year?
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Ernest Shackleton- Which Scottish missionary explored the interior of Africa and discovered Victoria Falls?
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David Livingstone- Who found David Livingstone in Africa and explored the Congo?
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Henry Morton Stanley- What expedition explored the Louisiana Purchase and reached the Pacific Ocean from 1804 to 1806?
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Lewis and Clark Expedition- Which British navigator explored the Pacific Ocean and mapped Australia and New Zealand?
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James Cook
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