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

2. Prince Henry the Navigator
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
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
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 ??
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 They set he and his son adrift in the Hudson Bay. No one knows for sure what happened to them.