Unit 1 WH

the first map projection - made for sailors, distorts the poles.

The study of the surface of the earth and how humans interact with Earth - including physical characteristics, climates, landscapes, and biological environment.

First use use the word "Geographica" Estimated size of Earth at 25,000 miles.

First European to round the Cape of Good Hope

Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)

Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route.

Spanish captain who in 1519 initiated first circumnavigation of the globe; died during the voyage; allowed Spain to claim Philippines.

map-maker / the production of maps

a book of maps and charts, first made in 1585.

people who study and write about the human past, rely on written documents to reconstruct the past.

Common Era, replaces AD

Before Common Era

first writing system of pictographs to represent words was developed by:

involved wedge-shaped symbols pressed onto clay with a reed.

Greek Historian, considered the father of History. He came from a Greek community in Anatolia and traveled extensively, collecting information in western Asia and the Mediterranean lands.