Historical Facts
Why do people explore?
To discover new things
To find riches
To conquer lands
To establish trade
Merchants
People who buy and sell goods
His red hair and beard.
A model of the landscape that helped sailors to follow routes made by other sailors
Maps
When did Portuguese shipbuilders create the caravel?
1400s
Which nation first established the slave trade?
Portugal
Navigation
the process sailors use to plan their course and find their location far from land
How did Leif Ericsson get his name?
He was Eric's Son
Who invented the magnetic compass?
The chinese
What two main resources were the Portuguese searching for in Africa?
Gold and Ivory
Mansa Musa
Trading Posts
stores and small settlements where goods could be bought and sold
Where were the vikings from?
Scandinavia
A handheld device that used magnets pointing an arrow north to show explorers which direction to travel
Magnetic Compass
Why did Portugal's Kings pay for sailors voyages?
They wanted whatever was found on the exploration
How much money did Mansa Musa have?
400-450 billion dollars
Slave Trade
where humans were bought and sold as property
Which ocean did the Vikings travel across?
Atlantic Ocean
a smaller, lighter, triangular ship sail that could better control the wind
Caravel
What nickname did the Portuguese give to the tip of Africa?
The Cape of Good Hope
Which country in Africa did Mansa Musa rule over directly?
Mali
Technology
is the use of scientific knowledge and new ideas to create practical tools that improve lives
Name 3 places the Vikings explored?
Greenland
Norway
Iceland
North America
A navigation tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon
Astrolabe
Why was Prince Henry nicknamed the navigator?
His navigation and mapmaking school