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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

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Hernan Cortes

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Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

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Ferdinand Magellen

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Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire

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Francisco Pizarro

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First to sail directly from Europe to India

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Vasco Da Gama

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First to sail to the southern tip of Africa

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Bartolomeu Dias

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A patron of explorers; established a navigation school in Portugal.

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Prince Henry

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New navigational technology used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)

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Compass

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Navigational technology used to determine latitude using the position of stars

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Astrolabe

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A sleek, ocean-going ship that could carry large loads long distances

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Caravel

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Explorer who established the first permanent colony in the Americas

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Christopher Columbus