3.3: The Search for New Trade Routes

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Prince of Portugal that set out to prove that there was a way to reach Asia by ship

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Prince Henry

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The science of determining a ship's sailing direction and location

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Navigation

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An instrument used for measuring the position of stars

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Astrolabe

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A new type of ship that Prince Henry built with European shipbuilders, scientists, mapmakers, and ship captains; about 70ft long and easier to steer than most ships

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Caravel

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In 1444, Henry paid for voyages that reached ____ _____, the westernmost point of Africa

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Cape Verde

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True or False: When Prince Henry died, his ships still had not reached southern Africa

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True

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The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa in 1488

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Bartolomeu Dias

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The "Cape of Good Hope" is the southern tip of Africa. It was originally called "The Cape of ______"

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Storms

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True or False: Bartolomeu Dias' journey to the Cape of Good Hope was nice and pleasant, it filled his crew members with great hope for a successful journey

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False

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A Portuguese sea captain that set out for India with four ships in 1497

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Vasco de Gama