Exploration

Getting to India Europeans wanted goods from India and East Asia Prince Henry the Navigator (Portugal) starts school for sailing Astrolabe and caravel help sailing Dias sails to tip of Africa, has to turn back (storms) Vasco de Gama makes it around and to India

Columbus Supported by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, but from Italy 1492, Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria Lands in the Bahamas, thinks it is India, calls the natives “Indians”

Columbus cont. Made a total of 4 trips, later ones many problems Treated NA’s very badly, looking for riches for himself Abuse, rape, murder, tested weapons on Natives Died in a prison in Europe still believing he reached Asia

Around the World Balboa hikes across Panama and “discovers” the Pacific Magellan and crew first to circumnavigate the globe, he dies on trip, horrible conditions

The Columbian Exchange Goods moving to and from Old World (Europe) to New World (N/S America) Positives (goods, animals) and negatives (diseases) Write examples each way from chart below

Spanish in America Conquistadors– Spanish explorers looking for gold, glory in the name of God Hernando Cortes– defeated the Aztecs with only 500 men Francisco Pizzaro– defeated Incas Why it was easy: NA’s thought they were gods and scared of horses Disease brought wiped out many Neighboring smaller tribes helped the Spanish Guns versus spears, bows

Hernando de Soto– explores SE US, including NC Ponce de Leon– searches Florida and SE for the Fountain of Youth founded St. Augustine– 1st permanent Spanish town Coronado– searched SW US for the 7 Cities of Gold- story told by NA’s

Conflict Between Spain & England Protestant Reformation– revolt against Catholic Church led by Martin Luther Europe divided: Spain/Catholic (King Phillip) vs. England/Protestant (Queen Elizabeth)

English pirates (Sea Dogs) led by Sir Frances Drake attack Spanish ships—starts a war Spanish Armada sails to battle England, huge storm destroys half fleet, English win and control the seas and colonization