Exploration-Kowalski

Astrolabe

• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
• In 1498, he sailed around southern Africa and continued on to India; established a direct sea route to India.
• sponsor of much of the early exploration from Portugal
• 4
• an Italian explorer who landed in a "New World"; died convinced he found a sea route to Asia

Caravel

• a ship that could sail more closely into the wind and thus around Africa
• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
• In 1498, he sailed around southern Africa and continued on to India; established a direct sea route to India.
• sponsor of much of the early exploration from Portugal
• 4

compass

• an instrument that provided a needle that always pointed north
• a ship that could sail more closely into the wind and thus around Africa
• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
• In 1498, he sailed around southern Africa and continued on to India; established a direct sea route to India.
• sponsor of much of the early exploration from Portugal

The Eastern Hemisphere

• This section of the world includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
• an instrument that provided a needle that always pointed north
• a ship that could sail more closely into the wind and thus around Africa
• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
• In 1498, he sailed around southern Africa and continued on to India; established a direct sea route to India.

The Western Hemisphere

• This half of the world includes North and South America.
• This section of the world includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
• an instrument that provided a needle that always pointed north
• a ship that could sail more closely into the wind and thus around Africa
• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets

Bartolomeu Dias (bonus)

• In 1488, he was able to reach the southern tip of Africa.
• This half of the world includes North and South America.
• This section of the world includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
• an instrument that provided a needle that always pointed north
• a ship that could sail more closely into the wind and thus around Africa

Why was Bartolomeu Dias forced to turn around on his voyage? (bonus)

• His sailors were terrified by the bad weather.
• In 1488, he was able to reach the southern tip of Africa.
• This half of the world includes North and South America.
• This section of the world includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
• an instrument that provided a needle that always pointed north

Christopher Columbus (bonus)

• an Italian explorer who landed in a "New World"; died convinced he found a sea route to Asia
• His sailors were terrified by the bad weather.
• In 1488, he was able to reach the southern tip of Africa.
• This half of the world includes North and South America.
• This section of the world includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

How many voyages did Columbus take to the new world? (bonus)

• 4
• an Italian explorer who landed in a "New World"; died convinced he found a sea route to Asia
• His sailors were terrified by the bad weather.
• In 1488, he was able to reach the southern tip of Africa.
• This half of the world includes North and South America.

Prince Henry the Navigator (bonus)

• sponsor of much of the early exploration from Portugal
• 4
• an Italian explorer who landed in a "New World"; died convinced he found a sea route to Asia
• His sailors were terrified by the bad weather.
• In 1488, he was able to reach the southern tip of Africa.