1. BELLRINGER: 9/29 and 9/30 1. Sit in the following groups:
2. Update your ToC:
Page 23: Notes – Age of Discovery
Page 24: Investigating Explorers Chart #
Group Members: 1
Amanda, Nuha, Clara, and Omar 2
Dontay, Abhey, Arnav 3
Nicola, Eleanor, Aaleen 4
Yamelet, Allyson, Lane, Ethan 5
Chris, Ann, Lana, Matt 6
Mitchell, Linda, Jared, Shandalynn 7
Andre, Hannah, Zara, Tylek 8
Daniel, Ethan, Jaden
Group 1: Vasco de Gama
Amanda
Nuha
Clara
Omar
Group 2: Christopher Columbus
Dontay
Abhey
Arnav
Group 3: Prince Henry the Navigator
Nicola
Eleanor
Aaleen
Group 4: Sir Francis Drake
Yamelet
Allyson
Lane
Ethan
Group 5: Ferdinand Magellan
Chris
Ann
Lana
Mitchell
Group 6: Hernando Cortes
Matt
Linda
Jared
Shandalynn
Group 7: Jacques Cartier
Andre
Hannah
Zara
Tylek
Group 8: Francisco Pizarro
Daniel
Jaden

2. 1. Pick up papers and sit in the following groups:
2. Update your ToC:
Page 23: Notes – Age of Discovery
Page 24: Investigating Explorers Chart #
Group Members: 1
Cheyeanne, Lauren, Matthew, Jessica 2
Sumeya, Kelly, Devin 3
Liv, Kelton, Elizabeth 4
Erin, Sebastian, Zeenath, Cory 5
Nathan L, Eswar, Nathan M. 6
Nathan W., Juliana, Jordan 7
Conner, Rita, Jagman, Danielle 8
Jacob, Sade, Dehlila, Conrad

3. Why did Europeans decide to explore the globe?
The Age of Discovery
Part I:
Why did Europeans decide to explore the globe?
Who went exploring?

4. What makes Europe able to go exploring?
Middle Ages:
Europe had gotten used to Asian luxuries
The Black Death limits trade with Asia

5. What makes Europe able to go exploring?
Renaissance:
Population increase = increase in demand
Technological and economic developments

6. What makes Europe able to go exploring?
Reformation:
Catholic missionaries (Jesuits)
Part of Counter (Catholic) Reformation

7. What are Europeans interested in?
Trade with the Middle East and Asia
1. SPICES
2. Silk
3. Porcelain
4. Tea

8. What are Europeans interested in?
5. God, Glory, Gold ***
Gold Literally looking for gold & money to be made
God Spread religion, freedom of religion, stop spread of a religion
Glory  Competition of nations, individual accomplishments

9. Navigational Advancements
Cartography (mapmaking) = more accurate

10. Navigational Advancements
Astrolabe: used to determine latitude (position) at sea (originally Greek and Arab)
1388 (left)
1600 (above)

11. Navigational Advancements
Magnetic Compass: determining direction

12. More Navigational Advancements
Mercator Projection: type of map that shows latitude and longitude as straight lines

13. More Navigational Advancements
Sextant: determining the altitude of sun and stars

14. Other Technological Advances
Caravel: combined square sails with triangular sails
PURPOSE: Made it easier to sail across or into the wind
Additional armaments on ships —additions of cannons

15. Who’s exploring? Portugal Mapped the coast of Africa (Prince Henry)
Sea Route to India (Da Gama)

16. Who’s exploring? Spain Caribbean (Columbus)
Line of Demarcation (divided land)
Sponsored Vespucci
Magellan circumnavigates the globe

17. If we can’t travel around South America, can we go North?
England:
Cabot discovers fishing grounds off of North America
Sir Francis Drake explores NW US, sails around the world

18. If we can’t travel around South America, can we go North?
Netherlands:
Hudson explores Hudson River

19. If we can’t travel around South America, can we go North?
France:
Cartier: St. Lawrence River valley

20. Who was affected by the Age of Discovery?
South and Central America
Africa
East Asia
EUROPE

21. Group Work: Investigating the Explorers
1. In your assigned group, you will research one of the eight explorers we will study in this unit.
2. You will take one laptop per group to use to research your explorer. On the next slide, I will show you what link to use for each explorer.
3. You will write the information on your Explorers chart.
4. Once your explorer’s row on your chart is filled in, you will go to and fill in the Google Slide that corresponds with your explorer.

22. De Gama: http://tinyurl.com/DeGamaBio
Columbus:
Prince Henry:
Francis Drake:
Magellan:
Cortes:
Cartier:
Pizarro: