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People: Bartolomeu Dias - Played significant role in Age Of Discovery, first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa Henry The Navigator - promoted exploration along the west coast of Africa, established school of navigation where he gathered cartographers and more Ferdinand Magellan -...

People: Bartolomeu Dias - Played significant role in Age Of Discovery, first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa Henry The Navigator - promoted exploration along the west coast of Africa, established school of navigation where he gathered cartographers and more Ferdinand Magellan - known for leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe Vasco Da Gama - best known for being the first person to sail directly from Europe to India by sea Pedro Alvares Cabral - Discovered Brazil in 1500 Amerigo Vespucci - best known for demonstrating that the lands discovered by Christopher Columbus were part of a separate continent, which ultimately led to the recognition of the New World. Afonso de Albuquerque - best known for establishing Portuguese dominance in the Indian Ocean Hernan Cortes - role in conquest of the Aztec Empire Giovanni Caboto - first Europeans to explore North America since the Vikings Jacques Cartier - He is best known for his voyages to North America in the 1530s, which laid the foundation for French claims to Canada. Francisco Pizarro - leading the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in the early 16th century Bartolome de las Casas- He is best known for his advocacy for the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Americas and for his critical stance against the abuses committed by Spanish colonizers. Ignatius of Loyola- He is best known as the founder of the Society of Jesuits Francis Xavier - He is best known as one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) alongside Ignatius of Loyola Oda Nobunaga - as a powerful daimyō, known for his role in the unification of Japan during the Sengoku period Hideyoshi- was a prominent Japanese daimyō who played a crucial role in the unification of Japan Test: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.