Topics to be covered

-EXPLORATION- led by Spain and Portugal, joined later by Great Britain and France.

 

Did you know?     Although many major explorers were Italian, they didn't sail for Italy. WHY- Italy wasn't united, therefore Italy as we know it didn't exist.

 

Did you know?  America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. His great claim to fame, he realized that North and South America wasn't Europe. Too big of a prize!