1. Mr. Talbot

2.  What things stood in the way of Exploration?  Poor Maps & Limited Navigational ToolsPoor Maps  Disease and Starvation  Fear of the Unknown  Lack of Adequate Supplies – not having enough resources to survive on NEXT Section A

5. BACK

6.  Navigation – “The art of plotting and directing the course of a ship.”  Directions: › Click on the yellow sign to learn about navigation tools used by explorers › Use what you learn to answer the questions on your worksheet  Maps  Compass  Astrolabes  Ships – The CaravelThe Caravel http://www.ccc oe.net/lifeatse a/student/navt ools.htm Section B

7.  During the Age of Exploration, many European nations and explorers thought that they could discover a new trade route to Asia by traveling west through North America.  They hoped the Northwest Passage would be a direct trade route to Asia.

8. Section C

9.  Why did Europeans want to Explore the New World?  Directions: › Click on the gold coins to learn about the motives for exploration › Use what you learn to answer the questions on your worksheet  Economic  Religious  Empire 1

10. Section D

11.  Click on the blue star to learn how the Portuguese helped spark the Age of Exploration  DIRECTIONS › Read the section on Portuguese Explorers › Use the information on the website to answer the questions on your worksheet http://library.thin kquest.org/J0026 78F/prince_henr y_the_navigator. htm Portugal Why did these new trade routes influence Christopher Columbus? 2

12. http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/spanish_explorers.htm  Click on the compass below to learn about Spanish Explorers in the New World DIRECTIONS:  On the website page, click on the name: Coronado Coronado  Read about Coronado  Answer the questions on your worksheet  Check out the route that Coronado took when he explored the New World! Do you recognize any states? Red Line – Coronado’s Route of exploration 3

13.  Click on the telescope below to learn how Robert La Salle claimed land in the New World for France  DIRECTIONS: › Read about Robert La Salle › Answer the questions on your worksheet http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/lasalle.html Where do you think Louisiana got it’s name? 4

14.  Click on the picture of France below to learn how Samuel de Champlain claimed land in the New World for France  DIRECTIONS: › Read about Samuel de Champlain › Answer the questions on your worksheet Quebec What language do they speak in Quebec, Canada? 5

15.  Click on the ship below to learn how John Cabot explored the New World to claim land for England › DIRECTIONS:  Scan down the webpage and read about John Cabot  Answer the questions about John Cabot on your worksheet http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/cabot.shtml 6