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The Aztec empire was centered in what is now Mexico. The early Spanish explorers came upon it by accident in the early part of the 16th century. The Aztecs had built a large and impressive Native American civilization. Eventually, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes' destroyed its power and Spain acquired a new large territory in the New World.
The first Chinese port of trade to Europeans was Guangzhou, also known as Canton. It became a significant center for trade in the 16th century, particularly during the Ming and Qing dynasties, when European merchants, including the Portuguese and British, established trading relations. Guangzhou served as the primary gateway for Western goods entering China and for Chinese exports to Europe. The city's favorable location and established trade networks facilitated this early interaction.
Evidence points towards early 11th century Vikings, but some coins found point back even farther to the Romans . Yet, the coins could have been dropped by the Vikings because they did raid areas of Roman Britian. The Vikings were at least 500 years before Columbus.
Mankind has a natural curiosity and desire to explore and colonise new territories, it is what drove early man to inhabit the planet in prehistoric times. However in the 1400s the technology of sailing ships and conflict for territory in Europe spurred a new age of exploration.