The Age of Exploration Motives and Explorers
Sept. 30, 2015 Warm up Review explorers 1492 Video Incans and Aztecs Effects of Exploration Discuss Project Exit Ticket Sept. 30, 2015
Learning Targets: I will be able to… Identify the motives for exploration Compare the motives of different nations Identify the major explorers and their routes Understand visually where these people explored Speculate how the world would be different if this age never occurred Learning Targets: I will be able to…
Why were the Europeans exploring? What tools made exploring possible?
What are some motives for Exploration? Gold: wealth to be made in the New World (actual gold) God: Missionary efforts, attempt for Catholics and Protestants to gain new followers Glory: Bragging rights – wanting to become the biggest, richest, and most powerful nation in the world What are some motives for Exploration?
New Inventions in Exploration Astrolabe Compass Lateen Sail New Inventions in Exploration
What major accomplishments of prince henry spur navigation? Built school Sent sailing expeditions around Africa Helped create maps What major accomplishments of prince henry spur navigation?
Vasco Da Gama Sailed under Portugal 1st to go around the tip of Africa to reach India Opened new trade routes for Europe
Christopher Columbus Sailed under Spain 1st to “discover the New World” Actually reached the Bahamas 3 Expeditions Spurred more to visit the New World
The Conquistadores- Cortes and Pizarro Also sailed under Spain Cortes: Conquered the Aztecs in Mexico Pizarro: Conquered the Inca in Peru Most of South and Central America was under control of the Spanish
Circumnavigators: Magellan and Drake Magellan sailed under Spain Drake sailed under England Magellan’s crew made it around the world, but he died in the Philippines; Strait of Magellan is named after him Drake made it around the world
Jacques Cartier Sailed under France Explored areas around Canada Discovered the St. Lawrence Seaway