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History (1095 CE and 1270 CE (The Crusades were multiple attacks started…
History
1095 CE and 1270 CE
The Crusades were multiple attacks started from Christian powers to retake Jerusalem (the capital of Israel) from Muslim control. There were eight officially recorded crusades between 1095 CE and 1270 CE.
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1299-1913 CE
The Ottoman Empire was one of the strongest and longest lasting dynasties in history until they began to lose their economics in the 1600's
1394-1460 CE
Henry the Navigator was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1394. Although he wasn't a sailor or a navigator, he sponsored a lot of exploration along the west coast of Africa.
1460-1538 CE
Vasco da Gama was a highly successful Portuguese sailor and explorer during the Age of Exploration. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, around the Cape of Good Hope.
1475-1519 CE
The 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519) helped establish the first stable settlement on the South American continent at Darién, on the coast of the Isthmus of Panama.
1480-1521 CE
In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands.
1577-1580 CE
Sir Francis Drake is best known for circumnavigating Earth (1577–80), preying on Spanish ships along the way.
1728-1779 CE
James Cook. The English explorer, navigator, and cartographer James Cook (1728-1779) is famous for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and his accurate mapping of it, as well as for his application of scientific methods to exploration.
1492-1506 CE
In 1492 Columbus landed on an island of the Bahamas, the first European to do so. His initial goal was to find a quicker route to Asia from Europe.
1450-1498 CE
John Cabot (c. 1450, disappeared May 1498), born Giovanni Caboto, was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his 1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England.
1485-1547 CE
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés (c. 1485-1547) is best known for conquering the Aztecs and claiming Mexico on behalf of Spain.
1454-1512 CE
Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci is best known for his namesake: the continents of North and South America.
1567-1635 CE
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer famous for his journeys in modern day Canada. He is best known for establishing the first French settlement in the Canadian territory, and founding the city of Quebec.