Meeting of the Worlds

An Italian explorer who landed in the New World and was convinced that he found a sea route to Asia.

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

This half of the world includes North and South America.

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

This half of the world includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Equator

• Southern Hemisphere

This was a ship that could sail more closely to the wind.

• Longship

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

• Iron ship

When Europeans discovered the Americas it began a significant exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between two areas of the world.

• Caravel Exchange

• Columbian Exchange

• Modern World Exchange

• European Exchange

This tool made it possible for sailors to determine the positions of stars and figure out their location at sea.

• caravel

• telescope

• Astrolabe

• Compass

This explorer was a supporter of early exploration from Portugal.

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Dias

This explorer was the first to sail around Africa and discover a sea route from Europe to India.

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Dias

An explorer who reached the southern tip of Africa . Bad weather forced him to turn his ship around.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Prince Henry the Navigator

The Western Hemisphere (the Americas) was the

• Old World

• New World