1. Who in the World Are They? Age of Exploration European Explorers

2. Prince Henry the Navigator  1394-1460  Portugal  Navigation

3. Prince Henry’s Path to Success  Son of King John of Portugal and Queen Phillipa of Lancaster  Wanted to find the source of West African gold trade

4. Prince Henry’s Reason for Fame  In 1418 started the first school for oceanic navigation.  Sent the first Europeans to explore the west coast of Africa.  Opened Africa to European for trade.

5. Prince Henry’s Cool Fact  His expeditions started the African slave trade  His sailors brought back seal skins and they were the first European commercial cargo brought from Africa

6. Christopher Columbus  1451-1506  Italy  Explorer

7. Columbus’ Path to Success  Started sailing at the age of 10  Learned Latin and Portuguese  Studied astronomy, geography and history  Not considered to be “scholarly man” of his time

8. Columbus’ Reason for Fame  Thought you could reach India by sailing West. Made 4 trips between 1492-1503. Claimed the “New World” for Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain

9. Columbus’ Cool Fact  Thought he was in India so called the native people Indians.  Proved that the world was round.  Is given credit for discovering the New World even though it was by accident.

10. Henry Hudson  1565-1611??  England  Explorer

11. Henry Hudson’s Path to Success  Started as a cabin boy and worked his way to captain.

12. Henry Hudson’s Reason for Fame  Was looking for the Northwest Passage for the Dutch East India Company.  Explored much of North America.

13. Hudson’s Cool Fact  His crew mutinied in 1611. They set he and his son adrift in the Hudson Bay. No one knows for sure what happened to them.