68
1492
1498
1520
1500
1600
1400
1580
Christopher Columbus reaches
the Americas
Vasco Da Gama reaches India
Ferdinand Magellan reaches
the Strait
Francis Drake completes
around-the-world voyage
Let’s see an example of a vertical timeline below. It shows when famous explorers
set off on their voyages.
Read the timeline above and complete the table.
fig. 3 explorers’ timeline
Explorer Century
Vasco Da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
ACTIVITY 2.1