1. 9/2/14 Bell ringer: Get out a half sheet of paper
Put your name (first and last) – Make it legible. (points off for missing this).
List where each of the following countries explored. Use your notes.
Portugal 2. Spain
3. England 4. France
5. Netherlands

2. 2. Active Explorers 5 European countries were active in exploration:
Portugal – East and North Coast of Brazil
Spain – New Spain, Mexico, South America
England – New England, Southern Atlantic Coast
France – Caribbean, Northern Atlantic Coast
Netherlands - South America, Caribbean, New York

3. The Age of Exploration
Chapter 13

4. Essential Questions What were the three main motives for exploration?
Which explorers and countries were most noteworthy during this time?
What resulted from the voyages?

5. Discussion Questions: Why was Europe interested in the Asia
Discussion Questions: Why was Europe interested in the Asia? What was the major dilemma in getting what they wanted?
Europe wanted to trade in Asia, but hated and was afraid of Muslims in between them. No land or routes to trade around them yet and the Muslims would only trade Asian goods with Italy.

6. How did the Pope keep Spain and Portugal from fighting over newly discovered lands?
Line of Demarcation: Spain tells Pope about discovery. Pope divides non-Christian world between Portugal and Spain so they don’t fight.

7. Spanish Exploration
Columbus

8. Explain what Columbus did in 1492
Discovered America:
Italian navigator sailing for Spain and seeking westward route to Asia. Thought Caribbean was Asia. Took Indians to Spain. Took colonist back to America. Arrested after colonies mismanaged. Cabot and Vespucci followed to N. America.

9. Explain what Magellan did in 1519
First to circumnavigate the world
Sailed west from Spain, cut through S. America at the Straight of Magellan to Pacific, sailed and starved for one month to Asia. Magellan dies in Philippians. Crew finishes without him.

10. Portuguese Exploration
Vasco da Gama

11. What do you know about Portuguese exploration?
1. Small country with big interest. Prince Henry the Navigator spends his own money on expert group to secretly prepare a crew.
Set up trade and colonies on east coast of Africa. Used cannons to negotiate trade rights with locals.
Dias and da Gama = India. Kick out Muslims, set up trade rights with locals.
Competition with Italy for Asian goods means cheaper items for Europeans, demand goes up, Portugal makes money.
They had nothing to trade to Asia, must pay in gold. Not powerful enough to colonize Asia, like they did in the Central and South America.

12. Vasco da Gama Christopher Columbus Hernan Cortes Ferdinand Magellan
Explorer – Page 661
Sponsoring country
Where he explored
Problems he had
Results of trip
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Jacques Cartier
Prince Henry
Henry Hudson
John Cabot