Ch3 Age of Discovery

European Explorers

Marco polo

Traveled throughout Asia
Wrote a book about his travels
His book sparked the Renaissances in Europe in 1400's.

Prince Henry

Prince of Portugal
Started a school of navigation
school made better ships, maps, and tools of navigation

Columbus

Funded by Spain
sail west find a route to Asia
He believed he reached Asia but he was really in Bahamas

Cabot

Funded by England
Find route to Asia by sailing west
He thought he reached Asia.

Amerigo Vespucci

Funded by Spain
He sailed down the coast of south America
North and south America is named after him
He recognized that the American were new found lands

Balboa

funded by Spain
Crossed the Isthmus of panama and reached the Pacific

Magellan

funded by Spain
5 ships
Named the Pacific Ocean
He sailed west to reached Philippines died in battle
One ship traveled all the way around the whorled

Treaty or Tordesillas

Portugal got brazil
agreement between and Portugal
Spain got most of North and South America

Ponce de Leon

Funded by