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ASIAASIAEUROPEEUROPENORTH AMERICANORTH AMERICA
SOUTHSOUTH AMERICAAMERICA
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ANTARCTICAANTARCTICA
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Indian OceanIndian Ocean
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We live on the continent of North America. We live on the continent of North America. Can you name the countries on our Can you name the countries on our continent?continent?
The VikingsThe Vikings•The earliest European explorers were the Vikings (from what is known today as Scandinavia).•Much of what we know today about their adventures comes from sagas.•Sagas are tales that originated in Iceland and have been passed down.
Historians believe that the Vikings were the first Europeans to reach the Americas, about 1,000 years ago.
Early Explorers• Eric the Red – Sailed from
Iceland and landed on an island that he named Greenland.
• Leif Ericson – son of Eric the Red; reached Newfoundland.– Probably the first European to
reach North America
Northwest Passage• Explorers were looking
for an all water route to get to Asia.
• They thought that they could travel along the north coast of North America. They never found this Northwest Passage.
John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)• Sponsor: England• Wanted to find a
direct route to Asia• Small ships, poor
weather, and poor maps were obstacles
• Explored the coast of North America and Newfoundland
• Claimed North America for England
Giovanni da Verrazano
• Sent by king of France to find the Northwest Passage.
• Established French claims to land in Canada.
Jacques Cartier• Cartier sailed for
France.• Looking for the
Northwest passage to the Indies.
• Explored the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
• Reached a town called Hochelaga and called it Mont Réal, French for “royal mountain”.
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