Students have a quiz this Friday and should review every night this week to prepare for the quiz.
Vocabulary words to know:
Cartographer- A person who makes maps and knows the geography of an area.
Prince Henry the Navigator- He founded the first navigation school, and was a cartographer. He wanted to find a route around Africa to avoid crossing land to get to Asia for spices and trade. He also used slaves to increase his wealth when trading sugar with other countries.
Students should study the chart of the four countries that lead exploration and colonization.
You should know which countries colonized what areas of the world and who their famous explorers were.
Students should know who Prince Henry the Navigator was, what he added to the exploration of Portugal.
Students should know why countries were so determined to find routes to Asia by sea.