Who am I?
I was born in England in 1387 AD and I wrote the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Diaz reaches the tip of Africa
1486
Balboa cross this narrow strip of land.
Isthmus of Panama
A group of Indians living close together
Tribe
A song to praise God
Hymn
I invented the printed press in 1440 AD
Gutenberg
Christopher Columbus sails out and discovers a New World
1492-1500
The Portuguese sailors did not know this was the second largest of all the continents
Africa
A tool to read the stars
Astrolabe
a tool to tell the coordinates of the earth
compass
I ran a school for sailors and wanted reach the Far East.
Prince Henry
A set of stories that teach a moral lesson is written in this year.
1387
Part of Africa reached by the Portuguese before Prince Henry died
The largest of Columbus' ships
Santa Maria
a large mass of water
ocean
I reached the Isthmus of Panama and discovered there was a bigger ocean than the Atlantic.
The Portuguese reached India
1498
This land is named after King Philip of Spain .... and it is found in the ...... Ocean
Philippines
Pacific
Map maker
an animal hunted by the Indians
Buffalo
I sailed west to find the Far East and its riches, but instead found a civilization not very advanced in their way of life.
Christopher Columbus
The Victoria, Magellan's ship, returns to spain.
1522
Where did Columbus think he landed when he reached land?
India
What many Spaniards where looking for when they came to America
gold
the feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
amazed