Names of Explorers
What is the name of the Viking who explored some of North America?
Leif Erikson
Someone who buys and sells goods
Merchant
Where did two of the three sailors we talked about sail from?
Portugal
Who is the prince who opened up a school for people to learn navigation and mapmaking?
Prince Henry
Navigation
What was the name of the bottom rounded part of Africa?
The Cape of Good Hope
Who is the person who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and discovered the Indian Ocean?
Bartholemeu Dias
An instrument used in navigation to measure the sun and stars.
Astrolabe
What were some new challenges that sailors faced as they sailed around Africa?
Unknown storms and lack of supplies.
Who was the explorer who was the first to establish sea trade with India?
Vasco da Gama
A small and fast ship that Europeans used to travel across the ocean
Caravel
What is the name of the route that Europeans took on land to trade with Asia?
Silk Road