| A | B |
|---|
| Dinis Dias | sailed 1/2 way down western coastline of Africa |
| Bartholomeu Dias | reaches the southern point of Africa |
| Christopher Columbus | sailed across the Atlantic Ocean |
| Vasco da Gama | sailed to India around Africa |
| America Vespucci | Americas named after him after he recognizes that it is new land that has been discovered |
| Ferdinand Magellan | captain of the crew that sailed around the world |
| Balboa | made it to Pacific Ocean by traveling westward |
| Hernado Cortez | travels the interior of now Mexico |
| Henry Hudson | explorers northeastern part of North America |
| Zheng He | Chinese explorer to reach India |
