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Social Studies Early Exploration: Lesson 5 – Prince Henry the Navigator

Social Studies Early Exploration: Lesson 5 – Prince Henry the Navigator. Why did Prince Henry explore and what were his accomplishments?. Prince Henry the Navigator. The BIG Question:. Who was Prince Henry and what were his accomplishments?.

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Social Studies Early Exploration: Lesson 5 – Prince Henry the Navigator

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  1. Social Studies Early Exploration: Lesson 5 – Prince Henry the Navigator

  2. Why did Prince Henry explore and what were his accomplishments?

  3. Prince Henry the Navigator

  4. The BIG Question: Who was Prince Henry and what were his accomplishments?

  5. Prince Henry was born in 1394 in the country of Portugal.

  6. Prince Henry started a school for the study of navigation, mapmaking, and ship building.

  7. Prince Henry sent expeditions of discovery into the Atlantic Ocean down the western coast of Africa. His sailors reached farther than any other sailors had reached before.

  8. The BIG Question: Why did Prince Henry explore his world?

  9. He wanted to get gold, silver, and other riches from Africa.

  10. He wanted to find an all water route to India by sailing around Africa.

  11. The BIG Question: Why didn’t Prince Henry’s sailors want to sail past Cape Bojador in Africa?

  12. Beware of the Green Sea of Darkness!

  13. The BIG Question: What new ship was used by Prince Henry’s sailors?

  14. The Caravel

  15. The BIG Question: What tools did Prince Henry’s sailors use to help them find their way?

  16. MagneticCompass Quadrant Astrolabe

  17. The BIG Question: How far south along the coast of Africa did Prince Henry’s sailors reach?

  18. Cape Bojador Rio de Oro Cape Blanco Cape Verde Gambia River Cape Palmas

  19. cartographer a person who makes maps or charts

  20. expedition a journey for some special purpose

  21. navigate to sail or steer a ship

  22. visionary a person who can imagine things that haven’t happened yet

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