Age of
 Exploration          

 
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BIOGRAPHIES
John Cabot His Voyage
The Cabot Dilemma
Pedro Alvares Cabral Portugese Navigator
Where Exactly Did Cabral Land?
Jacques Cartier His Life as a Navigator and Explorer
Related Sources 
Christopher Columbus His First Transatlantic Voyage
The First Voyage
From His Journal
A Student's Look At Columbus
Distributing New Foods Around the World
Captain James Cook A Biography
Cook's Other Discoveries
A Student's Look at James Cook
Hernando Cortez (Cortes) Conquerer of Mexico
A Student's Look At Cortez
A Biography
A Fact Sheet
Bartholomew Diaz First European to See the Cape of Good Hope
Sir Francis Drake The Famous Voyage
Vasco Da Gama First European to Reach India by Sea
Sir John Hawkins Naval Administrator and Commander
Henry Hudson The Half Moon (his ship)
Long,detailed biography
Jan Huyghen van Linschoten Dutch Traveler and Explorer
Ferdinand Magellan First to Sail Around the World
A Student's Look At Magellan
Francisco Pizzaro A Biography
Marco Polo In Korcula
New theory about Marco Polo
A Student Reports on Marco Polo
Sir Walter Ralegh A Detailed Biography
Able Tasman Sea Captain
Bio and Details of His Two Voyages
Louis Antoine deBougainville Navigator, Mathematician, Soldier

 
Navigational Instruments
Early Navigation Methods
Mariner's Quadrant Project
Mariner's Astrolab
More About the Astrolab
Glossary:  Age of Exploration

 
Impact of the Age of Exploration
Selected sources to use in conjuntion 
    with the textbook.

 
Age of Exploration & Africa
Timeline:  Age of Exploration
The Columbian Exchange
Developments in Cartography

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