1. Warm Up 2/27 (#2)
You have been commissioned by the Queen of America to obtain new resources for your country.
Where would you go and why?
What strategy would you use to get what you want?

2. February 27, 2018 Learning Target (I can…):
Identify the who, where, and why of early European exploration.
Upcoming Dates
2/28: Cortes Reading
3/1: Pizarro reading
Take Out (for stamp):
European Exploration reading
Agenda:
Early exploration
Skills:
Information organization

3. Let’s get a few more details
Fill in your viewing guide as we go.

4. Technology Caravels and triangular sails
How did they do it?
Technology
Caravels and triangular sails
Could sail against the wind
Astrolabes and the magnetic compass
More accurate navigation

5. Motivations for Exploration
God, Gold and Glory
Christianize the world
Find gold or obtain other riches
Do it all in the name of (insert country here) to prove they’re the most awesome

6. Motivations for Exploration
Ethnocentrism
Belief in the superiority of one culture or ethnic group
Tends to make people see others through the lens of their own culture.

7. So what is the difference between Ethnocentrism and Racism?

8. Now let’s organize Explorer Where What Motivation Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry
Vasco De Gama
Bartolomeu Dias

9. Homework Due Wednesday
Take detailed notes on the Cortes Reading.
(no critical reads)