AGE OF EXPLORATION

LEIF ERIKSSON

• Viking
• Father was Eric the Red
• Shared father's love of the Ocean

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• Sailed the Nina,Pinta, and the Santa Maria
• Sailed in the ocean in 1492
• Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• Portuguese Navigator
• Sailed out with Spanish fleet

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGED

• Started on Columbus's travels
• A exchange between Europe and America

CONQUISTADORS

• They were Spanish
• From Spain

NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• A path through North America from the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
• Europeans were looking for a passage in North America

MIDDLE PASSAGE

• The Middle Passage was a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
• Enslaved Africans

THAT'S ALL FOLKS