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Knowledge Connections Vocabulary Empire Colony Term Definition Knowledge Connections Picture
Why did Europeans start exploring unknown oceans and seas? Essential Question Why did Europeans start exploring unknown oceans and seas?
When did ocean exploration begin? The Age of Exploration began in the late 1400s Trade lured Europeans into the unknown oceans and seas
Why not travel by land? Europeans wanted to trade with Asian countries, like China However, they had to find a way to get around the Ottoman and Italian merchants who controlled the trade routes Answer = Finding an all water route to Asia
PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR Who was Prince Henry? Never made an ocean voyage of his own Sent sailors to map out the west coast of Africa Started the Portuguese EMPIRE Group of territories under the control of one government PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR Son of Portugal’s King
Explored the southern tip of Africa Who was Bartholomeu Dias? Explored the southern tip of Africa BARTHOLOMEU DIAS Portuguese Explorer
Who was Vasco da Gama? Rounded the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope) Made it all the way to India Found an all water route to Asia VASCO DA GAMA Portuguese Explorer
Who was Christopher Columbus? Italian – but sailed for Spain Wanted to find an all water route to Asia by sailing West Made a total of four voyages Never realized he had found a new continent CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Explorer
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? Portuguese – but sailed for Spain Sailed around South America First to CIRCUMNAVIGATE the globe FERDINAND MAGELLAN Explorer Sail around the Earth
Who were the conquistadors? Spanish conquerors FRANCISCO PIZARRO Conquered the Incan Empire HERNANDO CORTES Conquered the Aztec Empire Used force to take over islands in the Caribbean, as well as places in Central America, South America, and southwestern North America
All sent out explorers in hopes of building an empire for their nation What nations were competing for empires? England France Spain The Netherlands All sent out explorers in hopes of building an empire for their nation
Why did Europeans start exploring unknown oceans and seas? Essential Question Why did Europeans start exploring unknown oceans and seas?
Europeans began exploring unknown oceans and seas