Answer:
Vasco da Gama
Explanation:
The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East.
Because of racial oppression.
Gold, Glory, and God (3 G's) Motivated the Spanish conquistadors to sail to the Americas.
I believe this would be Upper paleolithic because the creation of the tools and using them would quickly help them to establish the Neolithic era creating tools out of metal rather than stone.