Explorers
First European to attempt to sail around the southern tip of Africa “Cape of Good Hope”
Bartolomeu Dias
The Three "Gs"
Gold, Glory and God
He studied physics, specifically the laws of gravity and motion, and invented the telescope.
Galileo
What does geocentric mean?
That the universe revolves around the earth
I am a light fast sailing ship used during the Age of Exploration
Caravel
First to realize that Columbus found a “New World”, Americas named after him.
Amerigo Vespucci
I was the King that supported the voyage of Christopher Columbus
King Ferdinand of Spain
Perhaps the most influential scientist of all time, he took the current theories on astronomy a step further and formulated an accurate model of the workings of the universe based on the law of universal gravitation.
Issac Newton
This was the "Old World"
Europe during the Age of Exploration
I am a device that helped sailors navigate during the Age of Exploration
Compass or Astrolabe
I led the first voyage that sailed around the world. Sadly, I died during this voyage.
Ferdinand Magellan
I was the King of Portugal and a patron of explorers
King Henry the Navigator
He presented the heliocentric theory, which rested on the revolutionary notion that the Earth orbited the sun
Copernicus
This was the "New World"
The Americas during the Age of Exploration
HE sailed to southern tip of South America and stopped over in modern day California.
Sir Francis Drake
I sailed for the English and made it all the way to Canada
John Cabot
I was the Queen that supported the voyage of Christopher Columbus
Queen Isabella
The word “science” comes from latin meaning “knowledge” or “______”
Understanding
Explorers were trying to find a navigational route to ____ (country)
India
First European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
First to make it to, India and back to Portugal!
Vasco de Gama
What does heliocentric mean?
That the universe revolves ariund the sun
These were the explanations scientist developed in order to explain observed facts.
Theories
What does circumnavigate mean?
To sail around the world
First exporer to reach the New World. He thought he had landed in India.
Christopher Columbus