Causes of the Age of Exploration Name ___________________ Causes of the Age of Exploration EQ: 1. God 2. Gold New Technologies make Exploration Possible Reasons to Explore: The 4 Gs 3. Glory 4. Goods

Name ___________________ Who were the Explorers EQ: Why Explore? Christopher Columbus John Cabot Vasco de Gama Ponce de Leon Magellan

Name ___________________ Who were the Explorers EQ:

Causes of the Age of Exploration Name ___________________ Causes of the Age of Exploration EQ: 1. God ______________________sends out missionaries (________________) Need to get new ________________ since Protestant Reformation Spread its _________________ Protestant nations like ________________________ will do the same 2. Gold Governments in _________________ wanted more _______________ and __________________ They thought the New World may be rich in those _________________________metals New Technologies make Exploration Possible Caravel - ________________ and sturdier ____________ More accurate _____________ Astrolabe – determine a ship’s __________________ Reasons to Explore: The 4 Gs 3. Glory Monarchies desired more __________________and power, so they _____________________ with one another Goal: to ___________________ their nation’s __________________ Larger ___________________ = more glory 4. Goods Trade from _____________ had shown what ______________________were out there Nutmeg, _________________, silk, fabrics, _________________, pepper, etc…

The Explorers EQ: The Explorers Name ___________________ Problem for Trade Solution Vasco Da Gama Amerigo Vespucci The Explorers Christopher Columbus John Cabot Impact of Discovery

Age of Exploration: Global Interaction, Part I Name ___________________ Age of Exploration: Global Interaction, Part I EQ: Columbian Exchange Triangle Trade The Middle Passage/ Slave Trade Read the article and answer the questions Foods from Europe to the New World include: Foods from the New World to Europe include: What diseases did Europeans bring to the Americas? Read the article and answer the questions According to countries like England, why did colonies exist? How as power measured during the Age of Exploration? Explain what is wrong with Triangle Trade Read the article and answer the questions Where were most of the slaves being taken? According to the slave’s account, what happened on the journey from Africa? Why do you think the slaves were packed together so tight?

Age of Exploration: Global Interaction, Part II Name ___________________ Age of Exploration: Global Interaction, Part II EQ: Encomienda and Racism Mercantilism Overall Impact of Exploration Read the article and answer the questions What happened to Natives and Africans under the Encomienda? Draw the Caste System in Latin America: Read the article and answer the questions Define imports and exports: Imports – Exports – What did colonial powers such as England export and import? What is capitalism according to this article? Exploration Quiz ______