The _______ is a ship with better sails to steer in strong winds.

In 1499 and 1501 he sailed west from Italy and found the American Continents. They were later named after him.

The name for the tip of Africa

Bartholomeu Diaz sailed from Portugal to the tip of Africa in _________.

Columbus originally thought this land was Asia

Is the science of planning and following a route.

In 1513 he reached the Isthmus of Panama after sailing from Spain. He found the Pacific Ocean.

A narrow strip of land connecting to large land masses

Portuguese Explorers began sailing around the coast of Africa in ________.

The American continents were named after

A _____________ shows the directions north, south, east and west.

These explorers sailed around Africa in the late 1400s and wanted to trade for gold, spices and ivory.

Columbus originally thought this land was Asia

Vasco da Gamma sailed around the tip of Africa to India in ______.

It took ______ days for Magellans fleet to reach the Pacific Ocean.

This shows how far a ship is from the equator.

In 1488 he sailed around the tip of Africa called the Cape of Good Hope.

Vasco Nunez called this the Great South Sea

Amerigo Vespucci sailed west from Italy in _______.

True or False - the cape of Good hope is the tip of Africa

Explorers called this the Great South Sea

He wanted to sail west from America to Asia. He took a team of 250 sailors with him in 5 ships.

The Piñata and the Nina were types of ________.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa found the Pacific Ocean in _________.

______ sailors returned to Spain after sailing around the world