1. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia
Section 1: The Search for Spices
Witness History Audio: The Search Is On
Motivations for Exploring the Seas
Europeans outside Italy wanted direct access to Asia’s goods, such as valuable spices from the Moluccas.
Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “What did the Indonesian ruler mean by his statement?” (Because of differences in climate, spices could not be grown in Europe.) “Why was this significant?” (The only way for Europeans to get spices was to trade with Asia.)
When showing Color Transparency 82, use the lesson suggested in the transparency book to guide discussion.
Geography Interactive: Early Voyages of European Exploration,
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2. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia
Section 1: The Search for Spices
Portugal Sails East
Portugal’s Prince Henry set up a community of experts to plan for the long voyage to Asia. In 1488, Bartholomeu Dias rounded Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. Vasco da Gama later reached India, and soon the Portuguese had ports around the Indian Ocean.
Color Transparency 82: European Explorations for Spices, About 1500
Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “What did the Indonesian ruler mean by his statement?” (Because of differences in climate, spices could not be grown in Europe.) “Why was this significant?” (The only way for Europeans to get spices was to trade with Asia.)
When showing Color Transparency 82, use the lesson suggested in the transparency book to guide discussion.
Columbus Sails West
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain financed Christopher Columbus’s voyage across the Atlantic in hopes of finding an easier route to Asia. He set off in 1492 and reached the Caribbean islands, which he thought were the Indies. In 1493, the pope divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal with his Line of Demarcation.
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3. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia
Section 1: The Search for Spices
The Search for a Direct Route Continues
After many failed attempts by expeditions of the various European powers, Portuguese nobleman Ferdinand Magellan finally found a way to reach the Pacific from the Atlantic. The passage became known as the Strait of Magellan. His crewmembers were the first to circumnavigate the world.
Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “What did the Indonesian ruler mean by his statement?” (Because of differences in climate, spices could not be grown in Europe.) “Why was this significant?” (The only way for Europeans to get spices was to trade with Asia.)
When showing Color Transparency 82, use the lesson suggested in the transparency book to guide discussion.
QuickTake Section Quiz
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4. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia: Section 1
Note Taking Transparency 106
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5. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia: Section 1
Color Transparency 82: European Explorations For Spices, About 1500
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6. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia: Section 1
Progress Monitoring Transparency
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