FERDINED MAGELLAN

WHO WAS MAGELLAN?

• Magellan was born in 1480 in Portugal
• Studied music, dance, fighting and hunting
• Wanted to explore at a young age
• Magellan was a sailer and wanted to be like Christopher columbus
• Magellan's mom was an astronomer
• Magellan explored because he grew up in the age of exploration
• Was killed by a stick with poison on it on April 27, 1521

WHAT DID MAGELLAN DO?

• Magellan visited many places in India, Africa and Asia
• The spainish word Pacifico means calm and Magellan named the ocean 'pacific' because the water looked so calm
• He also fought in many battles
• King of Spain gave him money and support to go exploring the spice islands of the far east
• Magellan led five ships along the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
• Led fist expedition that sailed around the world
• Found a shortcut waterway from the east to the west coast of South America

WHERE DID MAEGLLAN EXPLORE?

• He explored on the ocean
• He explored in south america
• He explored all over the world looking for the spice islands of the far east

WHEN DID MAGELLAN DO IT?

• Magellan began exploring in 1519
• In 1520 found a waterway near the tip of South America

WHY DID MAGELLAN EXPLORE?

• King of Spain gave money to him
• Interested in finding the spice islands and new lands
• Money also gave him the opportunity to get ships
• He hoped to claim new lands for Portugal
• He wanted to be like Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama

WHAT TOOLS DID MAGELLAN USE?

• Needed food and water to survive
• Ships called San Antonio, Trinidad and Victoria
• Magellan sailed around the world
• Magellan had 277 men on each ship
• When they ran out of food they ate rats, animal skins and saw dust

HOW DID THE WORLD CHANGE BECAUSE OF MAGELLANS EXPLORETOIN?

• Because of his exploration understanding of the world
• Because of his exploration we have an understanding of the world
• He showed that the world was mostly made of water
• Because of Magellan now we have a shortcut waterway from the east to the west coast of South America
• It is called The Strait of Magellan

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