People
One of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages?
Who is Marco Polo?
He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new route to India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Christopher Columbus found America and though it was China.
Effect
European explorers brought many diseases with them. ... exist between the Age of Exploration.
Cause
He was sent by King Francis I to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia in 1534.
Wh is Jacques Cartier?
Conquistadors attacked Native American cultures and claimed lands for their country.
Effect
Was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his 1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England.
Who is John Cabot?
No one knew the continents of North and South America existed.
Cause
Discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?