port+1 Sam+Seo


 * __The Age of Exploration:Would you go?__ **

The 15th and 16th century were a time of exploration and discovery for European nations. Taking advantage of new maritime knowledge and inventions, European powers undertook sea expeditions to expand their trade and influence.

A.) The desire for new sources of wealth was the main reason why Europeans explored. Spreading their culture of Christianity was also their purpose as well. A.) Since its an unknown land the explorer didn't know what creatures they might encounter. The most scariest creature would be sea creatures, because during this period many sea creatures were imagined? For example, large octopus or violent mermaids. Not only was there a danger of sea animals, their lives could be endangered as well because they did't know how far that unknown land was as the sailing gets longer the possibility of dying increased. So there was a fear that they might not be able to get back to their homes. This is just a legend story but 'Flying dutchman' is the famous legend story. It was a ship that went to India, but sunk down at Cape of Good Hope, and this became a ghost and flying the sea. By looking at this story we can easily figure it out that taking risk that their lives are not guarantee was a hard thing.
 * What possible rewards might come from exploring the seas for new lands?
 * What are the risks involved in embarking on a voyage into the unknown?

A.) I will try to get friendly with them, and spread our technology and our religion(but not that hard) to those people.
 * What will you do if you actually run into other people?


 * __Before You Leave__**

Your final task before leaving for the long voyage is FOR BOTH to look up **ONE** piece of new navigation technology you will be using so that you can teach your partner about how you will be using it. //**THIS INFORMATION COULD SAVE YOUR LIVES!**// Simply, search for ONE of the following tools and write a few sentences describing WHAT the instrument is and HOW it is used. (You can also look at p. 97 in your text to get you started.)
 * Sextant: This object is for measuring the height of the stars above the horizon. Which means by using this explorer can figure it out where there is their position in the map. By knowing their position makes a lot of hope while sailing.