Name __________________________ Date _________________
Prince Henry Notes
Use the information from the websites to fill
in the blanks.
1.
Prince
Henry the ______________________ was a ________________________ explorer. He sent
many sailing _____________________ down Africa’s __________ coast. These expeditions were sent to create
__________ of the West African coast, and establish _____________ routes.
2.
In 1418, Prince Henry started the first
_________________ for navigation. In this school, people were trained in
_____________________, map-________________ and __________________ in order to
_______________ down the _______________ coast of _________________.
3.
Europeans
sailed past the treacherous Cape _______________ and returned alive. The cape had frequent, violent
_________________ and strong __________________. Europeans called the ocean beyond that point the
“_______________________________” Most
sailors ________________ to go there.