Maps
The first true maps for sailors.
What are Mediterranean Sea Charts?
Portuguese Prince with a bold heroic imagination and was passionate for grand ideals.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
Sailors needed to use latitude to keep track of where they were as they traveled down the coast of...
What is Africa?
In 500 B.C., some mariners were writing down notes of landmarks coastal features. This was known as "Periplus" which means...
What is sailing around or coast pilot?
A map that started to include latitude.
What are Marine Charts?
Discovered America.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
A racially diverse and unified nation in the 15th century.
What is Portugal?
In 1456, a new exploring ship made it possible for the Portuguese to explore further.
What is the Caravel?
What is the Catalan Atlas?
He sent two overland explorers to Ethiopia and India.
Who was King John?
Prince Henry kept sending expeditions further down the coast of Africa but no one could get past...
What is Cape Bojador?
This single asset was crucial to the Caravel's success for allowing sailors to sail back home.
What is the ability to sail into the wind?
Maps made according to his scheme of longitude and latitude were uniform and universal. They greatly improved and universalized map making.
Who was Ptolemy?
They were good map makers and as they were persecuted and moved to new lands, they shared their knowledge and respected as map makers.
Who were the Jews?
Portugal became prosperous in its trading with them.
What is Africa?
In 1444, Prince Henry's ships brought back the first...
What is 200 Africans to be sold as slaves?
These charts were often called "portolanos" or "harbor guides."
What are Mediterranean Sea Charts?
He conquered the Muslims and discovered the treasure in Africa.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
The southwestern tip of Europe.
What is Cape Saint Vincent?
Promentorium sacrum
What is Sacred Promontory?