1. Amerigo Vespucci 1497-1503

2. Date of Birth and Place ► Vespucci was born March 1451. ► Vespucci died in 1508. ► He was born in Italy and grew up with 4 brothers. They also lived in a large home with his parents.

3. Exploration ► Vespucci wanted to see what the world looked like. ► His areas where he explored were Asia, Spain, Bahamas, Brazil, and Argentina. ► The sponsoring country was Spain. ► Amerigo Vespucci’s contribution was that his voyages made it clear that there was a continent between Europe and Asia.

4. Maps Maps 1492-1507

5. Encounters with Natives Vespucci sailed across the Atlantic ocean.

6. Interesting Facts Vespucci main reason to explore was to see the hole world. Vespucci hobbies were he like to study the stars and draw maps.

7. Resources http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.ht ml http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.ht ml http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo ns/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo ns/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcar r1/Lossing1/00-11.gif By, Christine Thompson and Brandon Weber