1. Age of Exploration 1.What led the Europeans to explore? 2.What was the impact of exploration and expansion on Europeans AND the native peoples they encountered?

2. NEXT TIME/SOON: We will… You will be able to… Introduce the Age of Exploration. Today in class… LanguageSocial Studies Define: Caravel, Empire. Write a reflection on which of the 3 G’s would motivate you and why. Identify why Europeans were interested in discovering new lands and markets.

4. Economies were growing. Trade with Asia was increasing. Europe in the15th Century…

5. Why Were Europeans Looking for New Trade Routes? Constantinople became Istanbul (1453) –Cut off access to Asia –Europeans now needed new ways to get to Asia The Silk Road was not an easy way to move goods Technological advancements in navigation Peace in Spain and Portugal –Besides war, in what other way can a country prove its better than another? EXPLORATION & GETTING NEW LANDS & BECOMING RICH

6. G G G

7. G old Europeans want to get rich by: –Getting Gold –Trading Spices –Finding Natural Resources

8. G OD Europeans wanted to spread Christianity

9. G LORY Political and economic competition existed among European nations. European nations each wanted to be the richest and the biggest.

10. Navigation Influences New developments in navigation: –Compass –Astrolabe –Maps Prince Henry the Navigator (of Portugal) influenced people to explore.

11. 1.Caravel 2.Cash Crop 3.Colony 4.Columbian Exchange 5.Conquistador 6.Empire 7.Encomienda 8.Mercantilism 9.Middle Passage 10.Plantation 11.Triangle Trade

12. Caravel Fast, easy to handle ship used by Portuguese explorers

13. EMPIRE Large group of lands that is ruled by one powerful person or government

14. Movie on Exploration with Comic Strip Assignment Safari Montage

15. Answer the following questions in your journal. You need to write 2 paragraphs! Which of the 3 G’s would be the most likely to motivate you to do something amazing? What is it about YOU that makes this “G” the reason? Reflection