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--UNIT ONE & TWO: EXPLORATION AND CONQUEST---

MAJOR EXPLORERS

Balboa 1511: goes to Panama and is the first explorer to see the Pacific and the Americas

Ponce de Leon (Spain) 1513: getting older seeks Fountain of Youth -- goes to Florida to prevent aging

Magellan wants to circumnavigate the world gets killed in the Philippines but one of his boats successfully makes it given full credit -- Spain gains worldly agriculture

Cortes major Spanish figure followers were Conquistadores -- "God, Glory & Gold" 1519: goes to Mexico with 5~600 followers -- armed Mexico: full of Indians known as Aztecs -- had gold -- Spanish interest leader: Monotezuma powerful, ruthless tribe -- feared by other tribes captured Indians and sacrificed them by pulling their hearts out 1519: Monotezuma gets scared God named Quetzalcoatl was supposed to return and wipe out Aztecs Quetzalcoatl: "tall, white man with bear" 1519: Cortes goes to Mexico and is mistaken for Quetzalcoatl Spanish are outnumbered -- better armed with guns, and horses armor made it look like horse & man were attached -- "one" Conquistadores looked godly -- Aztecs got captured/defeated Mexico: main Spanish base 1530: PIzzaro conquers Incas

Coronado 1530: hears of 7 cities of gold in Southern U.S. territory -- explores

De Soto 1540: discovers Mississippi River

Spanish explorers -- taking over much of the New World

EXPLORATION

1400's: major time period for exploration

Vikings 985: Leif Ericson went to Greenland and New Finland (Canada) 30/50 years -- Canadian colony exploration ended in 50/70 years

Reasons for Exploration
1. Trade: gold, silver, and spices spices were used to put on rotten meat for flavoring
2. Convert heathens Prester John -- "mystical missionary" -- whereabout unknown
3. Glory: wanted fame and spreading of ideas
4. New Navigation techniques astrolabe, compass -- easier for

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