1. Warm-Up Write your homework in your agenda.
Clear everything off of your desk, except for a pencil or pen, and paper.
In two minutes, write down all the reasons you can think of for why people take great risk to explore.

2. European Exploration

3. Today’s Standards
SS6H6: The student will analyze the impact of European exploration and colonization on various world regions.
A. Identify the causes of European exploration and colonization; include religion, natural resources, a market for goods, and the contributions of Prince Henry the Navigator.
Essential Questions
Why did European want to find a direct route to Asia?
What are the “Four G’s”?

4. The Indies
Exotic Lands
Asia was a mysterious land to the Europeans

5. The Riches of the Indies
Spices
Cloves, Cinnamon, Salt, and Pepper

6. The Riches of the Indies
Jewels
Rubies, Emeralds, Diamonds, and Sapphires

7. The Riches of the Indies
Fabrics
Silk and Cotton

8. The Riches of the Indies
Gold and Silver

9. The Riches of the Indies
Strange Items
Ivory, Porcelain, and Perfume

10. A Treacherous Route
The road to the Indies crossed some of the world’s harshest terrain

11. A Dangerous Route
Wars and violence often interrupted overland trade

12. An Expensive Route
Goods were handled by many merchants, and were taxed each time they changed hands

13. A Direct Route
If Europeans could find a direct route by sea, they could:
Get more
Get it faster
Get it cheaper
Get richer

14. For Glory and God If the explorers survived, they would gain glory
They could also spread Christianity in strange lands and to new peoples

15. “The Four G’s”
Goods
Gold
Glory
God