Famous Early Explorers Name:______

Famous Early Explorers Name:______

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Click on Marco Polo

1. Marco Polo

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Click on Zheng He

2. Zheng He

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Click on Christopher Columbus

3. Christopher Columbus

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Click on Hernan Cortes

4. Hernan Cortes

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Click on Vasco da Gama

5. Vasco da Gama

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Click on Sir Francis Drake

6. Sir Francis Drake

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Click on Henry Hudson

7. Henry Hudson

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Click on Ferdinand Magellan

8. Ferdinand Magellan

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Click on Francisco Pizarro

9. Francisco Pizarro

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Click on Captain James Cook

10. James Cook

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