AGE+OF+EXPLORATION+EXPLORERS

AGE OF EXPLORATION:

[|Encyclopedia Britannica Online] [|The Canadian Encyclopedia Online]
 * I. ENCYCLOPEDIA SITES: **

**A. BARTHOLOMEU DIAS:**
 * II. PORTUGUESE AND OTHER EXPLORERS: **

[|Bartolomeu Diaz or Dias] [|Bartholomeu Dias (aka Bartholomew Diaz)] [|Bartolomeu Dias] [|Historycentral.com-American History- Explorers>Bartolomeu Dias]

**B. VASCO DA GAMA:** [|Vasco da Gama: Explorer] [|VASCO da GAMA (1460?-1524)] [|Enchanted Learning: Vasco da Gama: Explorer] [|Answers.com: Vasco da Gama] [|Vasco da Gama Arrives in India 1498] [|Vasco da Gama: Portuguese Navigator]

**C. IBN BATTUTA:** [|Famous Scientists: Ibn Battuta] [|Ibn Battuta] [|Ibn Battuta For Kids] [|Ibn Battuta, Traveler from Tangier] [|THE TRAVELS OF IBN BATTUTA] [|Time Specials: World Wanderer]

** D. ZHENG HE: **

[|China Culture.Org: Zheng He] [|National Geographic: China's Great Armada] [|Admiral Zheng He (1371-1433)] [|Ancient Chinese Explorers] [|The Great Chinese Mariner Zheng He [Cheng Ho]] [|Time World: The Asian Voyage: In the Wake of the Admiral] [|About.Com: Geography - Cheng Ho]


 * III. SPANISH - INCLUDING CONQUISTADORS: **
 * A. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: **

[|Enchanted Learning: Christopher Columbus Explorer] [|Christopher Columbus Biography] [|Kidport Reference Library: Christopher Columbus] [|BBC Famous People: Christopher Columbus] [|Pirate's Cove: Christopher Columbus] [|Kid's Past.com: Christopher Columbus] [|How Stuff Works: Christopher Columbus]

** B. FERDINAND MAGELLAN: **

[|Ferdinand Magellan: World Explorer] [|Mr. Dowling.Com: Ferdinand Magellan] [|FERDINAND MAGELLAN (1480-1521)] [|BBC History: Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - 1521)] [|Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World] [|KidsPast.Com:Ferdinand Magellan]

[|HERNÁN CORTÉS (1485-1547)] [|Hernan Cortez biography] [|KidsPast.Com: Hernan Cortez] [|Hernan Cortes Arrives in Mexico] [|BBC History: Hernando Cortés (1485-1547)] [|How Stuff Works: Hernando Cortez] [|Hernan Cortés Biography: Childhood and Early Years]
 * C. HERNAN CORTEZ: **

[|Explorers of the Millenium: AMERIGO VESPUCCI (1454-1512)] [|Amerigo Vespucci The Explorer Amerigo Vespucci For Whom America Was Named] [|Academic Kids Encyclopedia: Amerigo Vespucci] [|Kid's Past.com: Amerigo Vespucci] [|Amerigo Vespucci: Italian Sailor, Merchant and Explorer] [|How Stuff Works: Amerigo Vespucci]
 * D. AMERIGO VESPUCCI: **

[|Enchanted Learning: Vasco da Gama: Explorer] [|Discoverers Web: Balboa] [|Famous Hispanics: Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519), Spain.] [|The Age of Exploration: Vasco Nunez de Balboa] [|How Stuff Works: Vasco Nunez De Balboa] [|Vasco Nunez De Balboa: Spanish Explorer, Conquistador & Adventurer] [|Biography of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Discoverer of the Pacific] [|Kid's Past.com: Vasco Nunez De Balboa] [|Catholic Encyclopedia: Vasco Nuñez de Balboa] [|Hispanic Heritage Vasco Núñez de Balboa]
 * E. VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA: **

[|Enchanted Learning: Francisco Pizarro: Explorer] [|The Age of Exploration:Francisco Pizarro: Explorer] [|Francisco Pizarro: Spanish Adventurer, Explorer & Conquerer] [|PBS: The Conquest of the Incas] [|THE CONQUEST OF THE INCA EMPIRE: FRANCISCO PIZARRO] [|Catholic Encyclopedia: Francisco Pizarro] [|Biography.Com: Francisco Pizarro biography] [|Heritage History: Francisco Pizarro]
 * F. FRANCISCO PIZARRO: **

http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/drake.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/drake.shtml http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/sir-francis-drake.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/drake_francis.shtml
 * III. ENGLISH, FRENCH AND DUTCH EXPLORERS: **
 * A. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE: **

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001439 http://canadaonline.about.com/od/exploration/p/jacquescartier.htm http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=34229 http://www.mta.ca/about_canada/multimedia/explorers/cartier.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexc.shtml http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/cartier.html http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/jacques-cartier.htm
 * B. JACQUES CARTIER: **

http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/cabot.html http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10122 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=a1ARTA0001151 http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPCONTENTSE1EP1CH3PA5LE.html http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/john-cabot.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/cabot.shtml http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/cabot.html http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=34223
 * C. JOHN CABOT: **

http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/2worldsmeet/henryhudson.htm http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003880 http://www.thepirateking.com/bios/hudson_henry.htm http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=34410 http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPCONTENTSE1EP1CH6PA1LE.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/hudson.shtml http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/henry-hudson.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/hudson.html
 * D. HENRY HUDSON: **

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pirates http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/famous_pirates_pirate_history.html http://www.thepirateking.com/
 * IV. PIRATES: **