Viking Exploration
Most Europeans looked for routes to trade with this continent
What is Asia?
During this time period trade between Europe and Asia increased
What is 1400's?
Led the search to find a sea route to Asia.
Who is PORTUGAL?
The number of years Prince Henry spent providing money for voyages
What is about 40 years?
Region where the Vikings came from
What is Scandinavia?
A person who buys and sells good
What is a merchant?
Process sailors use to plan their course and find their location far from land.
What is NAVIGATION?
Son of the Portugal King, who started something
Who is Prince Henry that started a school to teach navigation and map making?
Explorer in 1487 that led a 3 ship expedition to Africa.
Who is Bartolomeu Dias
Area where the Vikings raided
What is European towns?
Popular Asian goods that Europeans bought
What is silk and spices?
Invented the magnetic compass
Who are the Chinese?
The name Portugal gave the tip of Africa after reaching it
What is Cape of Good Hope
Viking credited with being the first European to discover North America
Who is Leif Ericsson?
Explorer came 10 years later after the naming who went on to reach this place
Who is Vasco da Gama that crossed Indian Ocean and reached India?
The name Leif gave to his settlement in North America
What is Vinland?
Tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon.
What is an astrolabe?
Prince Henry gained wealth by traded for these items from Africa
What is gold and ivory?