Marco Polo :
Marco Polo Born:1254
Died:1324
He was a Italian who traveled Central Asia and China.
He was at the age of 17 when he first traveled China.
Christopher Columbus :
Christopher Columbus Born:1451
Died:1506
He tried to prove the world was round not flat
He traveled for and wide then he found America
He landed in America on October 12,1492
Vasco de gama :
Vasco de gama Born:1460
Died:1524
He was a Portuguese explorer who discovered an ocean that went from Portugal to the east
He sailed from Portugal to the east on July 8,1497
He rounded the Africa cape on November 22
Martin Furbisher :
Martin Furbisher Born:1535
Died:1594
Martin was an English explorer that liked to explorer he found an ore called fools gold as it is today
Fools gold is now found in Canada.
He thought it was an ore called gold but it was pyrite
Jacques Cartier :
Jacques Cartier Born:1491
Died:1557
Jacques was a French discoverer.he discovered parts of Canada
He tried to attempt to find a passage through the pacific ocean
After his arrival back home he settled in his hometown