Directions for today. 1. On 107 write “ Unit 7 TOC”. NOTHING ELSE GOES ON THIS PAGE FOR NOW. 2. Turn to page 108. Title it “The Age of Exploration and Conquest”. 3. On page 110, follow the directions on the map and trace it into your notebook. TRACE EVERYTHING. 4. Cut out and glue the table and vocabulary to page 111.

The Age of Exploration and Conquest BIG IDEA: In the 1500s, Europeans began to explore and expand into the [then] unknown world. Portugal was the 1 st country to set sail, followed by Spain, The Netherlands, England, and France

What routes did the Portuguese take?

WHY? (3 reasons) pg GOLD Europeans wanted to find their own water route to the “Spice Islands” to cut out the middle man and make goods cheaper for European markets SPICE ISLANDS

WHY? (3 reasons) pg GOD European explorers felt the need convert the natives to Christianity and spread the faith

WHY? (3 reasons) pg GLORY Each explorer wanted to show the world the power/wealth of their nation & create a name for themselves

HOW? P. 109 By 1450, European monarchs had increased their power, wealth, and resources. They could now focus their energy on expanding their empires and finding new land Europeans had also reached a new level of technological ability that enabled them to make these voyages....

NEW TECHNOLOGY pg The Caravel – a ship with triangular sails that could sail into the wind.

NEW TECHNOLOGY pg The Astrolabe – invented by the Muslims, used the stars to show how far North or South of the equator the ship was Remember! Thanks to the Crusades, the Europeans how have all of this knowledge

NEW TECHNOLOGY 3. The Magnetic Compass – invented by the Chinese, used polar magnetism of earth to tell direction

Complete page 111 on your own, using in the textbook. Zheng He is on p. 486

Columbus’s boat, the Santa Maria (75 ft long) Zheng He’s boat (440 ft long)