age of discovery
1492 - 1522when europeans explored the continents of north and south america and the globe was circumnavigated for the 1st time
artic ocean
ocean located in the northern hemisphere polar region; smallest ocean in the world
atlantic ocean
ocean located between south america, north america, europe, and africa; second largest ocean in the world
bartholomeu diaz
portuguese, in 1488, he was the first european navigator to round the southern tip of africa and demonstrate most effective route
bjarni herjolfsson
icelandic, 986 a.d. sighted the mainland of the americas
christopher columbus
italy, 1492, made voyages across the atlantic ocean from spain, paved the way for european colonization
claudius ptolemy
egypt, 150 c.e. he proposed his geocentric theory that everything revolved around the earth
eratosthenes
greek, 240 b.c. he correctly measured the circumference of the earth
erik the red
norway, in 982, discovered greenland
ferdinand magellan
portuguese, 1519 he sailed from spain, rounding south america and reached the philippines
hypothesis
a tentative, testable statement about the general nature of the phenomena observed
indian ocean
the ocean located between africa, india, and australia, it exists mostly in the Southern Hemisphere and is the third largest ocean in the world
james cook
british, 1768, he explored the pacific ocean and many islands in it
john cabot
italy, 1497, explored north america and claimed land in canada for england
juan sebastian del cano
spain, 1519, sailed across the entire globe, finished magellan's voyage
leif eirkson
norway, around 1000 a.d. he was the first european to land in north america
library of alexandria
one of the most significant and largest libraries in the world
pacific ocean
ocean located between australia, asia, north america, and south america; largest ocean in the world
phoenicians
a member of the semitic people inhabiting ancient phoenicia
prince henry the navigator
portuguese, helped set the stage for the modern world
pytheas
greek, 325 b.c. made a voyage of exploration to northwestern europe
scientific method
method of procedure, consisting of observation, measurement and experiment, formulation, testing, malification
southern ocean
ocean surrounding antartica
theory
system of ideas intended to explain something
thor heyerdahl
norway, 1947, kon tiki expedition
vasco de gama
portuguese, 1497, first to sail from europe to india by rounding africa's cape of good hope
vasco nunez de balboa
spanish, 1513, sighted the pacific ocean
vikings
raiders, pirates traders, explorers and colonizers, took control of many places in europe
oceanography
the branch of science that deals with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea