Ferdinand Magellan
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHO IS MY EXPLORER?
- He was born in 1480
- He was inspired by Christopher Columbus
- He was born in Portugal
- He became a page for the Queen of Portugal
- He died in 1521
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WHAT DID MY EXPLORER DO?
- He found a passage shortcut waterway from the Pacific to Atlantic Ocean at the bottom of South America
- He let people know the oceans are bigger than the land on earth
- He let people know the world was bigger than they thought it was
- He let people know they can sail around the world
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WHERE DID MY EXPLORER DO HIS EXPLORATIONS?
- On the coast of South America
- Around the tip of South America
- On the island of Mactan
- Sailed on the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
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WHEN DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?
- He found the shortcut waterway in 1519 - 1520
- He travelled to the island of Mactan in 1521
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WHY DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?
- Because he grew up in the age of exploration
- He wanted to explore unknown areas
- He wanted to be like Columbus and Vasco De Gama
- He wanted to find new route to the Spice Islands in Asia
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HOW DID MY EXPLORER EXPLORE?
- He used 5 ships named the San Antonia, the Trinidad, the Victoria, the Conception and the Santiago
- He used money given to him by the King of Spain
- He used food, water and animals as supplies for his 277 men
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HOW DID THINGS CHANGE IN THE WORLD AFTER MY EXPLORER'S EXPLORATIONS?
- He found a waterway that became known as the Strait of Magellan that made sailing easier instead of having to go around the tip of South America
- He changed everyone's understanding of the world
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REFLECTIVE COMMENT
- He is a Risk Taker because he explored unknown areas
- He is Principled because he did not do it for money and he did it to help people of Spain
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