| A | B |
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| Ferdinand Magellan | Spanish explorer who discovered a passage around South America. |
| Christopher Columbus | The explorer who founded the first Spanish colony in the Americas. |
| Henry Hudson | Sailor who sailed up a river in present-day New York. |
| Francisco Pizarro | Conquistador who took control of much of the Incan empire. |
| Champlain | French explorer who founded Quebec and discovered the great lakes. |
| Marquette and Jolliet | French explorers that found out that the Mississippi River flowed south. |
| Johannes Guttenberg | German inventor whose printing press helped spread knowledge of the world. |
| Prince Henry | Portuguese nobleman who set up a school for sailors. |
| Mansa Musa | Ruler of a wealthy African Empire. |
| Queen Isabella | Spanish ruler who financed Columbus's voyage. |
| Montezuma | Aztec leader whose empire was conquered by Cortes. |
| Martin Luther | German monk whose efforts started the Protestant Reformation. |
| Squanto | Native American who helped the pilgrims. |
