Ch. 2 Section 2 Early Exploration pp. 34-41

Seeking New Trade Routes Portugal’s ambitious rulers wanted an all-water route to India and China around Africa Direct route to west African gold Prince Henry the Navigator in 1420 set up a center for exploration—brought in experts to explore west coast of Africa—updated maps

Bartholomeu Dias Portuguese Explorer 1487--First European to sail around cape of Africa Cape renamed Cape of Good Hope

Portuguese exploration Dias Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama Portuguese—1st to reach India 1497-1498—made huge sweep around Africa to safely round Cape of Good Hope Visited cities along east coast of Africa and reached Calicut ,India in 1498 Pedro Cabral accidently sailed to Brazil and claimed it for Portugal Then went on to India and returned with spices and other goods

Do Now How was Portugal going to get to Asia? How was Columbus?

Do Now Which Portuguese explorer made it all the way to India (Asia)? Where did Columbus land on his first voyage?

Columbus Spain—1492-1504 Born in Genoa, Italy—1451 Sailed on journeys to Africa and Iceland Loved to read, moved to Portugal at age 25 Made 4 voyages to the New World 1st—explored Bahamas, Cuba and Hispaniola

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Columbus’s—Voyages 2-4 2nd Voyage—established a colony and sent slaves back to Spain --searched for China Settlers reported to have cut off hands of natives who did not bring gold 3rd Voyage-Columbus put down an uprising in the colonies treating them harshly Columbus brothers sent back in chains 4th—sailed to Central America

Do Now From the play yesterday, name two (2) characteristics of Columbus. What do you think the native Taino Indians thought of Columbus and his crew?

Columbus’s Contradictions Say one thing and do another Kept a fake log Claimed he saw mines of gold --in reality very little gold Wanted to convert native people --In fact did not bring a priest Mentioned gold over 100 times in his journal

Magellan—1520-1522 First to circumnavigate or sail around the world—one ship made it back Named the Pacific Ocean

Columbus’s Adventurous Spirit From paragraph 5, name two new places that Columbus charted. From the last paragraph, which country became the most powerful in the world because of Columbus?