This week in Social Studies we will be learning about Prince Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus. Prince Henry, interestingly enough, is called the navigator though he never sailed on anyof the voyages he sponsored. Do you know why he is called the Navigator? Christopher Columbus is given credit for discovering America, but do you know who actually realized that what Columbus found was an unknown continent and not Asia?
Prince Henry the Navigator
How Prince Henry got called the Navigator!
Prince Henry is called the navigator because he did some searching by looking at the stars and the sky and made a navigator that told him wherever he was even at sailing times! After that he built a Navigator school so he could teach people how to navigate. Thats how Prince Henry got called the Navigator.
Nice job Halli. Do you remember the name of the tool that allowed him to know where he was sailing? Thanks for using the new site.