• Introduction

• The Ancient World

Egypt
Phoenicians
      Himlico
      Hanno
Greece
China
Polynesia
Arab Explorers
      Ibn Buttuta

• The Vikings

Viking Explorers
Viking Discoveries
      Eric the Red
      Leifr Eiriksson
Viking Ships
      Gokstad
      Knarr
      The Oseberg
      Evolution of the Viking Ship
      Viking Crews
      Methods of Navigation

• The Portuguese

Portuguese Explorers
      Prince Henry the Navigator
      Vasco da Gama
Portuguese Ships
Early Navigation Methods
Maps and Charts of the Fifteenth Century

• Christopher Columbus

The First Voyage
     Life Aboard Ship
     Land is Sighted!
The Second Voyage
The Third Voyage
The Fourth Voyage
Death of Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World

The Treaty of Tordesillas
Ferdinand Magellan

• John and Sebastian Cabot

• Francis Drake

• French Explorers
      Jacques Cartier
      Samuel de Champlain
      Sieur de La Salle

• Henry Hudson

• James Cook

Cook's Second Voyage
Cook's Final Voyage

• The Evolution of Steering Ships

• Conclusion

• Activities for Students and Teachers

• Bibliography and Suggested Reading

• Biographies of Explorers and Associated People

• Timeline

• Vocabulary