American Pageant 13th Edition ch. 1-27 Key Terms
Chapter 1 Marco Polo: An Italian adventurer who returned to Europe in 1295. after his 20 year sojurn in china. An indirect discoverer of the new world. Francisco Pizarro: Conqueror of the Incas. Juan Ponce De Leon: in 1513 and 1521 Juan explored Florida in search for gold and probably not the fountain of youth, instead he met with death by the head of Indian arrow. Hernando de Soto: Hernado Monteczuma:Powerful Aztec monarch who fell to Spanish conquerors Christopher Columbus:Italian-born explorer who believed he arrived off the coast of Asia rather than on an unknown continent (the Americas) Hernan Cortes: Conqueror of the Aztecs.