New Tools
This tool helped sailors to navigate direction in the ocean.
Compass
This explorer has his own holiday.
Who is Christopher Columbus.
Which king and queen commissioned the trip of Columbus?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
Who is someone that runs their own business?
What is an entrepreneur.
These became more accurate as sailors continued to explore the oceans and new lands.
What are maps.
This prince helped solve the problems of navigation by starting a school.
Who was Prince henry of Portugal
The names of the three ships Columbus sailed with
What is the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Advances in scientific knowledge and tools
What is technology
This ship was new technology that helped explorers carry more cargo and sail more quickly.
What is a caravel.
This famous explorer wrote a book that encouraged other explorers to want to find Asia.
Who is Marco Polo
Why did Italy's sovereigns want Columbus to explore?
What is to find a way to Asia.
Trips taken with the goal of exploring
What is an expedition
This instrument helped to calculate the positions of the sun, moon, and stars.
What is an astrolabe.
A reward or something gained
What is a benefit