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who was the first European to pass Cape Bojador by ship
gil Eanes
who was Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal
born in Porto Portugal lived most of his life in Lagos
who was Ferdinand Magellan
a Portuguese explore
what was prince henry looking for in these other countries
spices
who recorded the entire trip of Ferdinand Magellan
Antonio Pigafetta
how many ships did Ferdinand Magellan take with him on his journey
5
who was Mel Fisher
a diver searching for treasure
how many sailors retuned from the 1,081 day trip
18
who was Vasco da Gama
Portuguese sailor
why are there expected to be a lot of treasure in the Caribbean sea
for in the 1500 Spanish ships carrying a lot of gold got shipwrecked in that area
what year did da Gama's fleet arrive in India
1498
where was Mel Fisher born
and where did he die
Indiana
key west
what week did we read this week
6
why did prince henry the navigator pay for all these trips to explore
increase trade opportunities for his country
how did Ferdinand Magellan die
and where did he die
from a poising arrow
in the Philippines
what did Hernando de Soto explore
Florida Georgia
what year did Prince Henry die
1460
what was vasco da gama known for
finding a direct route to India
what did vasco Nunez de balboa explore
the area of panama
what was this weeks studies weekly about
exploring
what is astronomy
the study of planets and stars
what is a mother lode
a large amount of treasure
what is the equator
an imaginary line drawn dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
what is scurvy
a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C
how many ships did Ferdinand Magellan retune with
non cause he never returned