Reasons for Exploration Page 17 Directions: Cut out coins and pig Glue them down, so that there is room to write between them

European History: Exploration & Colonization

Exploring the World Age of Exploration: 1450 to 1700.

Exploring the World Causes…. Spice Trade: Europeans bought spices from Asia. They wanted to find an easier, cheaper, and quicker way to get spices. Pepper, Cinnamon, and cloves were used to flavor and preserve food.

Exploring the World Causes…. Renaissance Movement: curiosity about the world as well as learning, and the arts.

Exploring the World Desire for New Land: 1400s, European countries are competing for power. One way to gain economic power was from natural resources in new lands.

Exploring the World God, Gold, and Glory: Christians wanted to spread their religion.

Exploring the World New Equipment: Improved ships school of navigation mapmakers

Empire Building Portugal, Spain, England, and France explored and colonized building empires in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Portugal Empire Prince Henry the Navigator: Portuguese Prince and naval commander that founded a school of navigation in 1450. He paid for expeditions to the west coast of Africa, and hired mapmakers to create detailed maps for his expeditions. He also hired ship makers to built lighter ships called caravels.

Portugal Empire Led the way in exploration Began by exploring the west coast of Africa and established trade in gold and slaves. 1947: Navigator Vasco de Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the South of Africa and continued to India. First explorers to reach India by Sea

Portugal Empire Established settlements in Brazil in South America where they sold gold and sugar to Portugal. More interested in trade than taking over land and people

Spanish Empire Exploration was led by the Italian Christopher Columbus in 1492 Landed on the Caribbean Islands in an effort to reach Asia by a new route 1519: Spain paid for the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan who rounded the bottom of South America and landed in the Philippines. Proved that the Earth was round Explorers conquered the Inca and Aztec Empires in Peru and Mexico

Spanish Empire Spanish built the largest and strongest of the colonial empires Made a lot of money from the gold and silver they found in the Americas and used it to finance wars and buy Asian spices, silk, and cloth. Spreading the Catholic Religion was also a large part of Colonization 1400s – 1500s Spain also creates small settlements along North African coast to protect trade.

British Empire One of the most powerful empires in world history, controlled 1/5 of the worlds land 1600s – 1700s established tobacco plantations in the Caribbean Islands and coast of North America Many colonist came to America seeking religious freedom 1600: chartered the East India Company to trade in the East Indies. Took over India in 1858. 1600s: First explored Australia. Established a strong colonial presence in the late 1700s

British Empire Mercantilism: economic policy where the colonies helped the mother country by providing valuable natural resources and a market for the goods produced in the mother country. major reason England established colonies. Caused the American rebellion

French Empire Samuel de Champlain founded the colony of Quebec as a trading post in 1608. Traveled down the Mississippi River and claimed the central part of the US. 18th century: France controlled Canada, Louisiana, and islands in the Caribbean, part of India, and West African coast. Interested in spreading their religion.

Exploration and Colonization Page 18 Directions: Cut out chart, glue into IN

European Empire Map Page 19 Directions: Cut out map Label map based on map key Draw map key Glue map into IN

Color the Country Map Page 20 Directions: Cut out Chart Color squares based on the color of the country they match Two questions have more than one answer Four blocks have to be answered