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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Nicolau Coelho

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nicolau-coelho

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Nicolau Coelho born?

  2. 2. Where was Nicolau Coelho born?

  3. 3. What was Nicolau Coelho's job?

  4. 4. What is the historical context?

  5. 5. Who was Nicolau Coelho?

  6. 6. What was the Berrio?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Age of Discovery

  • Navigator

  • Caravel

  • Armada

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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