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What is navigation?
The method of planning and controlling the course of a ship.
Who was the first European to sail to India by going around the southern tip of Africa?
Vasco da Gama
What were the reasons for exploration?(hint: can be summed up in a popular phrase)
"God, Glory, and Gold"
What was the whole reason for De Las Cases writing the piece of writing that he did?
To stop the treatment of the slaves. He thought that if he exaggerated about the slaves, than the king would be more persuaded to stop the treatment of the slaves.
Who was named the pioneering role of "the Navigator"?
Prince Henry, "the Navigator"
Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world?
Sir Francis Drake
Who was the first person that claimed Canada for France?
Jacques Cartier
Who was John Cabot?
John Cabot was an English explorer in competition with Columbus for the discovery of America.
16th century invention of shared risk investing; the Dutch East India Company is an example
Joint-Stock Company
trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas of food, slaves, and raw goods
Triangle Trade
explorer who conquered the Incas of South America
Francisco Pizarro
Who started the School of Navigation?
Prince Henry
to travel completely around the globe
circumnavigate
European explorer who became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Italian explorer who discovered AMerica but thought it was an Asian Island known as the Indies. Brought back many exotic items ncluding parrots, jewels, gold, and plants unknown in Europe. He also brought back many Native Americans to Spain, where they were baptized as Christians.
Christopher Columbus
Ships capable of withstanding heavier ships than earlier ships could. They also had larger cargo holds and thus could carry more supplies.
Deep-Draft Vessel
Explorer who sailed along the coast of South America and concluded that it was a new land. The land was named after him.
Amerigo Vespucci
European explorer who sailed from England to the Atlantic Coast of Canada. He thought he had reached Asia but he died before he could prove this theory.
John Cabot
Portuguese explorer who attempted to sail around the world completely. Died before the goal could be accomplished. Many crewmembers died as well. One of his crewmembers, Juan Sebastian, finished the expedition.
Ferdinand Magellan
The son of King John I of Portugal and he is often called "Henry the Navigator." He was a patron who attempted to find a water route around Africa to India. He died before his goal could be accomplished.
Prince Henry