He was a member of the Portuguese royal family Prince (three words) helped his country to become a major exploring nation by setting up a school of .

Bartholomeu (Last Name) was the first European to around the Southern tip of Africa, into the Indian Ocean and named the tip the (4 words).

Portuguese explorer Vasco (Last Name/Two words) followed, sailing all the way around and into the Indian Ocean and on to .

Pedro claimed for Portugal

King and Queen of paid for the voyages of Christopher Columbus.

(Last Name) had three ships named the Nina, Pinta, and and sailed westward. Instead, of finding Asia, he discovered the new world and named the island he discovered .

(Last Name) believed he was in the Indies, which are islands off the coast of Asia, so he named the native people (Proper Noun/plural).

Pope drew a line down the Atlantic Ocean which divided the world between and Spain

Portugal and Spain signed the . This treaty resulted Spain receiving all the territory to the and Portugal receiving all the territory to the including in South America

Amerigo sailed along the coast of South America and concluded it was a “new world” not Asia. map makers named it America in his honor

(First and Last Name) is the first explorer credited with circumnavigating the world.

Cortes was the Spanish conquistador who, in 1519, conquered the , He captured its leader and destroyed the city of , which was located in present-day Mexico.

French explorer,Robert de la Salle sailed down the (2 Words) to Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the entire area for France and named it in honor of France’s king .

Francisco (Last Name) defeated the Empire, which is located in modern-day Peru. The leader of the empire was .