1. BR #1- WHAT I KNOW ABOUT EXPLORERS.

2. DEFINE  Circumnavigate-  to travel all the way around the Earth  Strait –  narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water

3. EXPLORERS  Christopher Columbus-  Born in Genoa, Italy  Lived and learned sailing tools in Portugal  Funded expedition by Spain, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to the new world.

4. EXPLORERS  Ferdinand Magellan-  Portuguese explorer  His crew was the first to circumnavigate the Earth

5. EXPLORERS  Vasco de Nuñez de Balboa  Spanish colonist  Explored the Caribbean coast of what is now Panama  First European to see the Pacific Ocean.