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 * 1) Zheng He-Chinese Muslim admiral who commanded the expedition of the junks on the Indian Ocean basin.
 * 2) Arawak-Armerindians
 * 3) Henry the Navigator-third son on the king of Portugal. Wanted to promote exploration of the South Atlantic.
 * 4) caravel-small Portuguese ships.
 * 5) Gold Coast-
 * 6) Bartolomeu Dias-the first Portuguese explorer to go all the way around the Southern tip of Africa.
 * 7) Vasco de Gama-Sailed around Africa and landed in India.
 * 8) Christopher Columbus-Genoese mariner.Had four voyages between 1492 and 1502.
 * 9) Ferdinand Megellan-sailor that tried to complete Christopher Columbus' voyage to sail around the Americas.
 * 10) conquistador- Spanish for conquerer.
 * 11) Hernan Cortes-Left to inland Mexico with 600 men to assault it and establish trade.
 * 12) Moctezuma-an Aztec emperor.
 * 13) Francisco Pizarro-Man who wanted to see the Incan civilization and planned to assault it.
 * 14) Atahualpa-Incan emperor at the time of Pizarro's arrival.