U3-Exploration

Explorers of the Americas

Leif Erikson – Christopher Columbus – John Cabot – Amerigo Vespucci – Ferdinand Magellan – Hernan Cortes – Giovanni Da Verrazzano – Francisco Pizarro – Jacques Cartier – Samuel De Champlain – Henry Hudson

Researching the Explorers of the Americas

Use some of these sources…

Simple English Wikipedia

Regular Wikipedia

Explorers 1

Explorers 2

Explorers 3

The Mariners Museum

Improved Technology

The amazing astrolabe:

Second Version-

Another Version, but very interesting-

Caravels, Prince Henry, and the Age of Exploration:

Chip Log:

How do you determine a ships speed before GPS… check this out-

How did the early sailors navigate?

Ferdinand Magellan Voyages of Discovery

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Marco Polo – Journey to the East

Explorers