1. The Atlantic World 1492-1800

2. The Voyages of Columbus What we knowWhat we want to knowWhat we learned

3. Columbus Sets Sail Embarks from Spain in 1492 3 Ships- The Nina The Pinta The Santa Maria Instead of sailing south around Africa then east, Columbus sails west across the Atlantic in search of an alternate trade route to Asia

4. Columbus Finds Land First sees land on October 12, 1492 Columbus lands on an island in the Bahamas Claims the island for Spain, calls it San Salvador Meets the inhabitants -calls them los indios *we still today mistakenly refer to Native Americans as Indians What observations does Columbus make in his journal of the natives?

5. Columbus Returns to Spain Returns to Spain in early 1493 with six of the los indios Spain agrees to finance three more trips to the west Columbus makes his 2 nd trip in September, 1493 -fleet of 17 ships -over 1,000 soldiers, crewmen, colonists

6. Chapter 20: Terms Colonies: lands that are controlled by another nation A group of people leave their native country to settle in a new land

7. The Voyages of Columbus What we knowWhat we want to knowWhat we learned

8. Other Explorers Take to the Seas Amerigo Vespucci Also an Italian (who else was Italian?) Sailed for Portugal Traveled along the coast of South America and claimed that it was a “new land” not Asia In 1507, a German mapmaker named the “new land” America in honor of Amerigo Vespucci

9. Other Explorers Take to the Seas Ferdinand Magellan Convinced the king of Spain to fund a voyage to the Pacific Ocean which was yet to be explored -set sail in 1519 -5 ships, 250 men -reached the Philippines where Magellan dies 18 men and one ship make it back to Spain in 1522, the first people to sail around the world

10. Conquistadors Definition Facts/Characteristics Examples Use it in a sentence

11. Spanish Conquests in Mexico Hernando Cortes A Spanish explorer Lands on the shore of Mexico in 1519 Marches inland looking to conquer more new land for Spain

12. Chapter 20: Terms Conquistadors: (conquerors) Soldiers who followed Hernando Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, and other Spanish and Portuguese explorers Conquered much of the Americas for Spain and Portugal Created colonies in Mexico, South America and the United States

13. Cortes Conquers the Aztecs The Aztec Empire Population: 200,000 and 400,00 in the early 1500’s Built a central city with palaces, temples, and government buildings Had “floating gardens” which produced large amounts of food to feed the large population Had other goods such as cotton, gold, and jade