1. 6Y 11-08-2016 Tuesday Europeans Reach the Americas
Objective: Describe European motivations for exploring the world.
Agenda:
Prayer
Do now: Pop quiz
Complete the notes from yesterday
Go over notes from yesterday
Copy and define key terms and people from page 46
Homework: study your notes

2. Pop Quiz Questions
Rephrase each question and answer using complete sentences.
Give at least 3 reasons why Europeans wanted to explore the world.
Who was the first European to reach the Americas?
Who paid for Christopher Columbus’ explorations?
How did the Black Plague spread?
How did Europeans learn about Asia?

3. Explorer
Sponsored By
Traveled To
Christopher Columbus from Genoa, Italy
Spain by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
The Bahamas – but Columbus thought it was India
Effects of Journey - got more lands for Spain
Created competition and conflict between European countries.
Amerigo Vespucci
Spain
Present day South America
Effect of Journey – The Americas were named after Amerigo Vespucci. He knew that he had landed onto new land. “The New World”
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Spain
Pacific Ocean – first European to see the Pacific Ocean
Effect of Journey – Europeans now knew that there is a Pacific Ocean.
Ferdinand Magellan
Spain 1519 to 1522
CIRCUMNAVIGATED the world! He was killed in the Philippines, but his crew were the first people EVER to go all the away around the world. 40,000 Miles long.
EFFECTS OF the journeys of all these European explorers: (read page 44-45)