2. Chapter 2-Exploration Far East
For many years Europeans knew of a distant land called the Asia, or the Far East
They wanted to explore routes to the Far East
These explorations would change History

3. Ideas of Exploration Begin
Land route from the Far East to Europe was dangerous, rough, and took a long time
1400 events that helped Exploration
Compass-helped with direction
Makmaking- maps were more accurate, and showed the earth was round
Globe-model of the earth-but the early globes only showed one ocean between Europe and Asia

5. Marco Polo Book Published in 1477
His book explained the experiences of Marco Polo who had explored the Far East during the 1200’s
China being a land of great wealth
Excited Europeans
Dreaming of finding safer and shorter water route to Asia and its riches
Given the name Indies: because it included India, China, and the Spice Islands

6. Marco Polo

7. Christopher Columbus and His Voyage
Wanted to find an all water route to the Indies
Also was one of the many who believed the earth was round, and that he could reach the indies by sailing west
Funded by the Queen of Spain
1492 set sail with his 3 ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
October 12, 1492 he thought he had reached the Indies
Called the there indians

9. Exploration Continues
John Cabot (1497)
Sailed and landed on New Foundland and claimed land for England
Disappointed he didn’t find the rich cities of China
Amerigo Vespucci (1497)
Made voyages to South America and claimed he found new land.
Europe was impressed and named the new land “America” or the New World

10. Explorers Juan Ponce de Leon (1513) Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1513)
Led a search to find gold and the “Fountain of Youth”
Reached the southeastern tip of the mainland and named it Florida
Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1513)
Also in search of gold and silver
First person to see the Pacific Ocean
Francisco Pizzaro was with Balboa and learned of the Incas and their riches
Defeated the Incas and shipped large amounts of gold to Spain

11. Explorers Ferdinand Magellan(1519) Trip around the World
Sailing to the Far East, rounded the tip of South America and made it to the Far East
Magellan was killed in the Philippines
Proved the earth was indeed round

12. Explorers Hernando Cortes (1519) Giovanni da Verrazano (1524)
Reached the coast of Mexico searching for gold and silver
Defeated the Aztec King and Empire
Giovanni da Verrazano (1524)
Searching for the Northwest Passage (northern water route to the Far East)
reached North Carolina and sailed up to New Foundland

13. Explorers Jacques Cartier (1534) Sir Francis Drake (1577)
Searching for the Northwest passage
Sailed the St Lawrence River but realized he failed in finding the Northwest Passage but claimed many lands for France
Sir Francis Drake (1577)
Second trip around the world
Sailed around South America up to Washington and back to England

14. English and French colonies
Spanish Armada (1588)
Defeat of the Spanish fleet by the English
Weakening Spanish power and increasing England's power
Roanoke Island (Lost Colony)
First colony in the New World, led by Sir Walter Raleigh
3 different expeditions to create the colony
On the 3rd time coming back to Roanoke Island, there was no one, the group disappeared
Words CRO and CROATOAN, found on two trees

15. First Colonies Quebec (French Colony) Jamestown (English Colony)
First French colony started by Samuel de Champlain
France’s territories in the New World were called New France
Jamestown (English Colony)
Named after King James I
First permanent English settlement in the New World