1. CH3
European Exploration

3. European Exploration NOTES
Europeans began to explore.
They wanted to establish trade routes to Asia.
The Europeans tried to avoid Muslim-ruled areas between Europe and Asia. This led to the Europeans to look for fast and easy water routes.

5. European Exploration NOTES 2
1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, believing the world was round, to find a new route to Asia.
He failed.
But he “found” the “New World.”
He thought he was in India, in Asia, and called the people he met “Indians.”

6. European Exploration NOTES 3
European Exploration Goals after Columbus:
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Territory Expansion (Get land!)
Spread Christianity – missionaries
FAME

7. Columbus Writing Prompt
Knowing Native culture and European culture, could they both have lived in PEACE with their different beliefs and values?
(religion, food, weaponry, clothes, land beliefs)
1pg Writing Prompt.
Introduction paragraph, and at least 3 valid paragraph ideas.

8. Columbus mini-prompt
Columbus’ mistake led to many more voyages of exploration to the Americas, why do you think this is? Why America?
1 Paragraph

9. Explorer Name
(Last, First)
Year(s)
Country he worked for
Accomplishment
Columbus,
Vespucci,
Cortes,
Pizarro,
Ponce de Leon,
Hudson,
Cabot,
Cartier,
Verrazano,
Vasquez de Ayllon,
De Soto,
Ribaut,
De Coronas,
Pardo

10. 5 Spain in the New World Writings
Action
Inference
(why do you think they did this?)
1. Conquering Aztecs
2. Conquering Incas
3. Ruling a vast Empire
4. Bringing Catholicism
5. 1 paragraph: Is it possible to serve God and also get rich? Why/why not?