Exploration
"Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World." ~Christopher Columbus, Diary
Specific Explorers
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa - take a look at the Timbuktu page as well!
The Kingdom of Mali - Ducksters
Hernando de Soto
Vasco da Gama
Sir Walter Raleigh (in 1588)
Francisco Pizzaro
Giovanni da Verrazano
The Silk Road
The Silk Road - Ducksters
The Silk Road - SS for Kids
Links About Voyages & Explorers
Explorers - short blurbs on explorers
Ducksters Explorers - fantastic list of explorers
Voyage of Exploration - a game
Explorer Concentration - a few games
Explorers - a list of 15th & 16th century explorers
The Mariners' Museum - a list of explorers
Games