Age of Discovery - PeopleVersión en línea WHII.4 People to know por Mr. Wetzel C C C C D G K M P P S V W Starts with C (last name only) Italian working for Spain, credited with discovery of the New World in 1492 Starts with C (last name only) Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521 Starts with C (last name only) French sailor who explored the St. Lawrence River, claimed all of Canada for France Starts with C (last name only) Scientist who developed the Heliocentric Model of the solar system Starts with D (last name only) Portuguese sailor who was the first European to reach the Cape of Good Hope Starts with G (first name only) Italian scientist who used a telescope to support the Heliocentric Model of the solar system Starts with K (last name only) Scientist who discovered the planets move in ellipses, not perfect circles Starts with M (last name only) Spanish sailor who led first successful expedition to circumnavigate the entire world Starts with P (last name only) Conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire in 1532 Starts with P (full name and title) Portuguese prince who opened a school for sailors. Improved geographic knowledge and developed better sailing techniques and equipment. Starts with S (full name and title) English sailor who led 2nd circumnavigation of the globe. Famous for fending off the Spanish Armada on the behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. Starts with V (full name) Portuguese sailor, first to sail around Africa to reach India Starts with W (full name) Discovered that blood circulates in the body
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