Explorer Flash Cards

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Sailed for Portugal. First to reach Asia by water.

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Vasco da Gama

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Sailed for Portugal; Discovered Brazil

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Pedro Cabral

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Italian sailor who discovered America in 1492 (sailing for Spain)

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Christopher Columbus

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Spanish monarchs who paid for Columbus's voyage.

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Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand

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A ship with triangular sails. These helped catch more wind.

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Caravel

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helped sailors determine their latitude while at sea

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Astrolabe

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a tool that shows which direction is north

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Magnetic Compass

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First European to see the Pacific Ocean

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Spanish Explorer who discovered and named Florida while searching for the "Fountain of Youth"

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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First to reach Asia, sailing west from Europe.

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Ferdinand Magellan