Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Explorers 2: Marco Polo
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery person, Marco Polo.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Amerigo Vespucci Timeline
A timeline illustrating the significant events of Amerigo Vespucci's life and legacy. Amerigo Vespucci is credited for being the first explorer to "discover" America by stating that it was a new country, not the West Indies.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Giovanni Da Verrazzano
A short biography of Giovanni da Verrazzano and his explorations under the French flag to the Americas.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary: Explorers: Christopher Columbus
Find out about the life of an explorer in this brief biography regarding Christopher Columbus.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Giovanni Da Verrazzano
A biography of Giovannni da Verrazzano (1485-1528), an Italian navigator in the service of France, who sailed to North America in 1524. This site has a Google widget that will translate the page into many languages.
Other
Elizabethan Era: Marco Polo
Read about the important events in the life of Italian Explorer, Marco Polo.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Amerigo Vespucci Facts
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Amerigo Vespucci who demonstrated that the New World was not Asia but an unknown new continent.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Cabot Facts
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Cabot, the second European to find North America (after Christopher Columbus).
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 43: Amerigo Vespucci
Why aren't we called Columbians instead of Americans? Here's an easy-to-read explanation of how America got its name from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.