1. The Age of Exploration
Chapter 12, Lesson 1

2. Chimers: March 10, 2015
On page 320, Answer 1-3 in your composition book
Write in complete sentences
You will have 6 minutes to complete the questions

3. Outline for the Day: March 5, 2015
Chimers on Board
Introductory Video: Age of Exploration
Begin History Hubs ( 3 hubs today, and 3 tomorrow)
Ppt. Presentation over Early Exploration
Conclusion  Exit Response

4. Daily Focus Questions and Objectives
Analyze why European countries were motivated to explore including religion, political rivalry, and economic gain
Write an opinion piece with supporting details that describes the effects of exploration on the indigenous American cultures. (Look at a primary source)
Daily Focus Question: Why did Europeans begin to explore the world?

5. Introductory Video: Age of Exploration
Answer the following questions:
1.) What were the early concerns of the explorers?
2.) How did they view the world during this time?
3.) What were the early explorers in search of at this time?
4.) How has exploration changed over the centuries?
Exploration Introduction Video

6. Europe Gets Ready to Explore
Guiding Question: Why did Europeans begin to explore the world?
Search for Trade Routes
Silks, spices, luxury goods, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper
Network of Merchants controlled trade from Asia to Europe
Used spices to preserve food, perfumes, cosmetics
Caravans over the silk road and other trade routes from Asia to Eastern Mediterranean
Arabs gained huge profits
Eventually, Political changes, and new forms of governing powers in these regions made trading difficult, more expensive
Led to trading by sea

7. Technology and Exploration
1400’s Europeans used many new inventions
Read as a group with your table:
P. 323
Answer the following:
How did new inventions change trade?
How did works of Ptolemy affect Exploration?
How did shipbuilding change?
How did maps change and how were they used during early exploration?

8. Mapmaker and Explorer Journal Entry
You will either be a mapmaker or an Explorer for this journal entry. Which ever one you choose to write, from that perspective, you will need to use information from section 1 of chapter 12.
The year is 1445 A.D. and the weather is just right for a new expedition to a new, undiscovered land. You are in port at an Italian coastline and you either are a mapmaker, expedition coordinator, or an actual explorer and you need to talk about what your plans are for your map or your actual expedition.
Be specific and creative while using actual details for your journal entry.

9. Early Voyages of Discovery
Portugal Leads the Way
Prince Henry became known as “Henry the Navigator”
He never actually made an ocean voyage
1420- Henry’s adventurers sailed along the coast of Africa and mapped it out
Eventually traded Gold with Western African Kingdoms
Azores, Madiera, and Cape Verde
1488- Bartolomeu Dias – sailed southern tip of Africa
1497- Vasco da Gama – Rounded southern tip of Africa and landed on India’s southwest coast
Opened up a way for the Europeans to reach Asia by way of water

10. First Voyage of Columbus
Bold plan to reach Asia
West across the Atlantic Ocean
1492- Sailed the Ocean Blue, paid for by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
San Salvador- an island in the Caribbean
Cuba and Hispaniola
Hispaniola is present day Haiti and Domincan Republic
Began trading with the Taino people
Amerigo Vespucci- made map of South America and eventually his name was applied to South America and North America

11. Spanish Conquerors Columbus’ success pleased Spanish Monarchs
Eager investors wanted a part of the new exploration ideas
Conquistadors invaded Hispaniola
Taino people had never seen men in armor or horses
Extremely frightened
1494- Treaty of Tordesilles, Spain and Portugal signed this to separate and divide South America

12. Voyage of Magellan 1518- Spain hired Ferdinand Magellan
Primary goal was to said around the Americas and then arrive in Asia
Strait of Magellan- Southern tip of South America
Once he passed through the stormy strait he sailed on a very peaceful sea and he named it the “Pacific Ocean”
On his voyage, his crew ran out of food
Ate Leather, Sawdust, and Rats
Horrible sanitation conditions and many men came down with various diseases
Magellan and his crew reached present day Philippines, and Magellan was killed by the natives

13. Early French and English Explorers
1497- Englishman John Cabot (Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in present day Canada)
1524- Frenchman Giovanni da Verrazano (Explored much of the eastern coast of North America and mapped it out, but did not reach Asia like he set out to accomplish)
1534- Frenchman Jacques Cartier (sailed inland along the St. Lawrence river into present day Montreal, Canada. Also claimed much of Eastern Canada for France)
France and England began setting up colonies in North America

14. History Hubs
Hub 1.) Define Vocabulary in Chapter 12, Section 1 and use those words in one different sentence for each term, to show the meaning of that term.
Hub 2.) Technology- List all the technology mentioned in section 1. Tell how that technology affected exploration.
Hub 3.) Answer 1 and 2 on your paper, and copy down the map on p. 324 on the top of the page.
Hub 4.) List the parts of the ship on p. 325, and explain how these parts of the ship benefited the explorers. Answer 1 and 2 on page 325.
Hub 5.) Compare the Conquistadors and Taino people and how they probably viewed one another. Differences and similarities should be discussed.
Hub 6.) In a chart with 3 columns, compare the similarities and differences of an explorer from Spain and Portugal, France, and English. 4 facts of each should be in your chart.

15. Conclusion
Be prepared for an essay and a quiz on Friday over Chapter 12, Section 1.
The essay will be over comparing explorers from the different regions and the way they viewed exploring differently.
Quiz will be over the content and notes taken from section 1 of Chapter 12.