Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Technology and Explorers/Conquerers

In a word document, you are to find a picture for each of the following terms/people. Then, you are to define the terms in your own words.

The pictures should be sized to about 3x3 inches.

For the people, you are to explain their major contributions to the Age of Exploration. For example, discuss when and where they explored.

Chronometer
Astrolabe
Quadrant
Sextant
Caravel
Lateen Sails

Cortez, Hernan
Dias, Bartholomew
Drake, Francis
Ericson, Leif
Gama, Vasco Da
Henry the Navigator
Magellan, Ferdinand
Pizarro, Francisco
Ptolemy
Soto, Hernando De

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