Question

part 2: for the following explorers, i want you to just write the general time period (century is fine) they were alive during, where they were from originally, and what places they traveled to. you do not have to write every single place in their life and write out a full paragraph, but more than just saying “across the atlantic ocean”.

1. christopher columbus-

1. zheng he-

1. marco polo-

1. ibn battuta-

1. amerigo vespucci-

1. vasco da gama-

1. ferdinand magellan-

1. john cabot-

1. hernan cortes

Explanation:

12. Christopher Columbus

Time period: 15th - 16th century (lived 1451 - 1506). Origin: Genoa (now in Italy). Traveled to: The Caribbean (including islands like Hispaniola, Cuba), Central America (explored coasts).

Time period: 14th - 15th century (lived 1371 - 1433). Origin: Yunnan, China. Traveled to: Southeast Asia (Malacca, Java), South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), West Asia (Arabian Peninsula, Aden), East Africa (Malindi, Mogadishu).

Time period: 13th - 14th century (lived 1254 - 1324). Origin: Venice, Italy. Traveled to: Central Asia (through Persia, Afghanistan), China (served in Kublai Khan's court, visited cities like Beijing, Hangzhou).

Answer:

Time period: 15th - 16th century. Origin: Genoa, Italy. Traveled to: Caribbean (Hispaniola, Cuba), Central America.

13. Zheng He