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Hello! I need help with this history question. :(

Match the following terms.

Hello! I need help with this history question. :( Match the following terms.-example-1
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Kublai Khan - the emperor of China

Columbus - discovered the New World

Turks - conquered Jerusalem and Constantinople

Prince Henry - started Portuguese sailing school

Lisbon - wealthy city of Portugal

Spain - country that financed Columbus

De Soto - discovered the Mississippi River

Marco Polo - lived in China for twenty years

Ponce de Leon - searched for the Fountain of Youth

Dias - first rounded Africa's tip

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Kublai Khan - conquered China in 1279 and he became the first Yuan ruler of China.

Columbus - discovered the New World in 1492 under the Spanish crown with his three boats: Pinta, Niña, and Santa María

Turks - Seljuk Turks conquered Jerusalem in 1071, during their siege to Syria and Palestine, and they also conquered Constantinople in 1453 under the command of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II.

Prince Henry - he started Portuguese School of Navigation in 1418, where he prepared young people to sail, in order to take them with him down the west of Africa.

Lisbon - the capital of Portugal and one of its wealthiest cities in history

Spain - this country financed Columbus' trips to Africa, under the rule of Catholic Monarchs of Spain - Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon

De Soto - Spanish conquistador who first discovered Mississippi River in 1541.

Marco Polo - went to China with his family and spent there almost 20 years; later he was sent to Persia with the Mongol Princess.

Ponce de Leon - according to the legend, he was searching for the Fountain of Youth because Native Americans told him this fountain could restore youth to anyone

Días - Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488 while he was searching for India.

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