She was the interpreter and the peacekeeper. She helped find edible foods and saved important maps, supplies, and documents when the boat was turned over.

gold, silver, and horses

eastern region

for being the first European explorer to travel the entire length of the Silk Road

because people could go around the southern tip of Africa.

to find new products and trade goods

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

Portugal

because by 1200, they had already had permanent places to live.

to steal treasure, capture slaves, search for new lands for settling and farming, develop new markets for exchanging goods

Scandinavia, a region in northern Europe

building ships and sailing

to find new markets, establish colonies, and reach other areas