Caravel
light, fast sailing ship, Rudder at stern, Lateen sails-triangular sails, Weapons-cannons
Henry the Navigator
Portugal Prince, Supporter, Expeditions sent from court, Islands in Atlantic-Azores and Madeira, Africa western coast-gold and slave, Goal: water route from Africa to India
Vasco da Gama
Portugal sailor who faound out Muslim active trade with Africa and sailed for10 months reached city of Calicut, India
Christopher Columbus
Italian sailor who traveled west to reach China but discovered
islands in the Caribbean instead
Ferdinand Magellan
first explorer to attempt the circumnavigate the globe; while he was killed on the way, some of his sailors completed the journey
circumnavigate
travel completely around the world
Sir Francis Drake
English explorer, second man to circumnavigate the globe
Henry Hudson
Dutch sailor who looked unsuccessfully for the Northwest Passage and explored the river that is now named after him
Azores and Madeira
Portugal settled the ? Islands in the Atlantic and learned about Africa's coast
Age of Exploration
period of time when European voyages were very frequent and influential
wealth, fame, spread faith, curiosity
4 reasons Europeans set out on voyages
compass, astrolabe, shipbuilding
3 technology advances during age of exploration
Bartolomeu Dias
1st Portuguese to sail around Cape of Good Hope-southern tip of Africa
Pedro Cabral
2nd Portuguese who Avoid windless Gulf of Guinea and claimed Brazil
Amerigo Vespucci
Spanish who Correct Columbus and America was named after him
Vasco N��ez de Balboa
1st Spanish to see Pacific Ocean and made Expedition across Isthmus of Panama
Juan Sebasti�n de Elcano
Spanish who continued Magellan's expedition September 8, 1522 reached Spain 18 survivors circumnavigate the world
John Cabot
English explorer Sent by English queen Once from England to Canada 2nd time never came back
Jacques Cartier
French explorer who Claimed land along St. Lawrence River, Canada and Never found Northeast Passage to Asia
Netherlands
Dutch explorers were from ?
Giovanni da Verazzano
Italian explorer sailed for France who1st to discover the Hudson river
Age of Exploration
In the later part of the 1400s and 1500s, that spirit led Europeans to set sail on voyages of discovery to find new lands or new routes to places already known. Such voyages were so
frequent and influential that the period is sometimes
called the ?
compass
? let sailors know at any time which direction was north
astrolabe
? allowed navigators to calculate their location based on the position of the sun and stars in relation to the horizon
weapons; cannons
Another advantage of the caravel was that it could be equipped with ?, including ?
Iberian Peninsula
Portugal and Spain share the ?, the westernmost extent of continental Europe
Portugal
? was the first country to launch large-scale voyages of exploration
Prince Henry
These voyages were begun largely due to the efforts of one man, ?, the son of King John I of Portugal
small court
In the early 1400s Henry established a ? to which he brought sailors, mapmakers, astronomers, and others who were interested in navigation
Atlantic; coast of Africa
From this court, Henry sent expeditions west to islands in the ? and south to explore the western ?
gold and slaves
Portuguese sailors also learned a great deal about Africa's coast, including the fact that both ? were available in the area
water route
Prince Henry's ultimate goal was to find a ? around Africa to India
storms
Dias and his crew might have sailed farther, but violent ? forced to turn back
10; Calicut
Though the journey took more than ? months, da Gama and his crew eventually reached the city of ? in India
Indonesia
Portuguese sailors from India sailed out to find other lands, such as ?, that could supply valuable goods
richest; powerful
As a result of this lucrative trade, Portugal became one of the ? and most ? nations in Europe
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
In 1492 the Spanish rulers, ?, agreed to pay for a voyage by Italian sailor Christopher Columbus
Indies; Indians
Columbus thought that he had reached the Asian islands known as the ?. As a result, he called the people living there ?
parrots, jewels, gold, plants
Columbus returned to Spain in March 1493 with many exotic items from the lands he had explored, including ? unknown in Europe.
Native Americans; baptized
In addition, Columbus brought several ? back to Spain, where they were ? as Christians
Isthmus of Panama; Pacific Ocean
In 1513 Vasco N��ez de Balboa led an expedition across
the ? After more than three weeks of difficult travel, Balboa became the first European to see the ?
5; 250
Born in Portugal but sailing for Spain, Magellan set out in 1519 with ? ships and about ? men
mutinied
Ferdinand Magellan's journey was long and difficult, and some of his men ?, or rebelled
Philippines
After months at sea, Magellan's fleet reached the ?, where Magellan was killed in a fight against the native people
18
In early September 8, 1522, ? survivors of the original fleet arrived in Spain
Sir Francis Drake
the English queen sent ? to round the tip of South America and explore its west coast
Northeast Passage
In 1607 Hudson set out for England to the north, hoping to find a ? around Europe. Finding nothing but ice, he returned to England
Northwest Passage
French sent explorers to look for a ? that
would take them around the northern reaches of North America
Netherlands
By the early years of the 1600s, the ?�once a Spanish possession�had become a powerful trading nation
Northwest Passage
Once again he tried to find a Northeast Passage around Asia but was unsuccessful, Dutch Henry Hudson instead headed west to seek a ? through the Americas
Italian
The flow of expensive luxury goods such as spices, silk, perfume, and jade from China and India to Europe was controlled by ? merchants, who charged high prices for the rare goods