Prince Henry
Where was Prince Henry born?
Portugal
Where did Marco Polo travel to?
China
Which explorer was born first, Marco Polo or Christopher Columbus?
Marco Polo
Name the Explorer who sailed to the Caribbean Islands in 1492 and thought he had arrived in Asia
Christopher Columbus
What shape did many people think the earth was in the middle ages?
Flat
Name the Cape that Henry was trying is get around
Cape Bojador
Who did Marco Polo travel with?
His father and his Uncle
Which century was the Moroccan Explorer travelling in?
1300s
How many voyages did Columbus make to the New World?
4
You get scurvy when you don't have any _____
Vitamin C
Why didn't people want to sail past Cape Bojador before the 1400s?
Superstitions - they thought they would get eaten by sea monsters
Which city was Marco Polo from?
Venice, Italy
Name the explorer that came from Morocco
Ibn Battuta
How many days did Columbus' first voyage take?
36 days
Name one navigational tool used before 1800
Astrolabe, Sextant, compass,
Who was the explorer Henry sent out to sail around Cape Bojador?
Gil Eannes
What was the name of Marco Polo's book?
The description of the world OR The travels of Marco Polo
Name one Portuguese explorer
Bartholemeu Dias, Cortes,
Name two consequences of Europeans coming to the new world
Slavery, diseases came across,
What language does Brazil speak and why
Portuguese
As well as training sea captains, name two important things Prince Henry did at his navigational school
He made better maps, he revolutionized ship building with the caravel
What was Marco Polo's lasting impact?
He inspired many other explorers through his book
Name three words of Arawak origin
Canoe, Tobacco, Hurricane, cannibal, potato, bbq, iguana, Arawak
Name the monarchs of Spain that endorsed Christopher Columbus' exploration
Ferdinand and Isabella