1. The Age of Exploration Notes
Standard & 7-1.2

2. Europe Explores
During the 1400s Europeans set out on an Age of _________.
Europeans looked past their borders to new land, waters, and new_________.

3. 1. Europe Explores
Many events led to the closure of the _____________.
This led Europeans to find all water route to________!

4. 2. Active European Explorers
__________– East and North Coast of Brazil
__________- New Spain, Mexico, South America
__________ – New England, Southern Atlantic Coast
__________ – Caribbean, Northern Atlantic Coast
__________ - South America, Caribbean, New York

5. 3. The Church and Pope’s Role
Spain was able to get the most land in the New World because of a __________________ being drawn between them and Portugal.

6. 4. New Technology
A-2 major inventions helped navigate a ship’s course over water.
1. _________
2. _________
B- Navigators also improved their map-making techniques:__________

7. 5. New Ships
The Portuguese designed a new ship called a ________. It has:
Several masts
Rudder to steer
Sits high on the water and stays close to shore
MAST
Rudder

8. New Ships
New Ships
The Portuguese designed a new ship called a caravel . It had:
Several masts
Rudder to steer
Sat high on the water and stayed close to shore

9. Caravel

10. 6. Weapons used to Conquer
Gunpowder came from China to Europe
With new fire power nations could take captives and conquer new lands for their country without superior numbers of people!
TC. It had the power to conquer the world.

11. England – Green Netherlands – Yellow Portugal – Purple Spain – Red
Colonies Map- Color the following countries and their colonies
England – Green Netherlands – Yellow
Portugal – Purple    Spain – Red
France – Blue