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Age of Explorers Computer Lab Activity
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Bell Ringer Who were the first people to visit North and South America?
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Assignment After visiting this website http://goo.gl/3h2n33 you will create baseball cards for 6 historical explorers. http://goo.gl/3h2n33 On the front you will draw a picture of the explorer, put his job title, and his home country. (Like a baseball card) On the back you provide important information about the explorer such as: Dates of life, purpose for exploring, accomplishments, and legacy.
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Bell Ringer – 9/9 What were 3 motivations for exploration? Think about the explorers you studied.
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Gold, God, and Glory Gold – Europeans wanted to find quicker, easier, and safer trade routes to India and China. o Avoid the Muslim Empires between. God – Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to the “heathens” of the world. o It was their duty as Godly white men. Glory – Fueled by the Spirit of the Renaissance, explorers hoped to bring glory and land to their country. Technology makes it possible. Better ship – Caravel – Smaller and sturdier Better navigation – astrolabe – accurate longitude and latitude.
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Bell Ringer 9/10 Which European country was the first to sail to India?
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Portugal Leads the Way Portugal – first to setup trading outposts on West Coast of Africa. Portugal – First to sail around Africa into Indian Ocean Prince Henry – Enthusiastic monarch who dreamed of overseas exploration. o Provided lots of money. Prince Henry built a navigation school in Portugal. o Set up Slave Trading posts in Africa Bartolomeu Dias – First to sail around tip of Africa Vasco da Gama – First to reach India by sea o His cargo was worth 60x the cost his 27,000 mile voyage.
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Spain makes a claim. Spain wanted a piece of the overseas profits. 1492 – Christopher Columbus convinces the Spanish monarch to allow him to sail West to find a new route to India. 1492 – Columbus reached the Caribbean Sea in North America. Portugal became jealous. They thought he had found a route to India. Treaty of Tordesillas – Agreement between Spain and Portugal to divide America between themselves.
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Trading Companies British East India Company AND Dutch East India Company. Companies that would pay for explorers to settle new land and colonize areas to make money. Example – A person could buy 1% stock on the company. When the colony or trading post starts making money, they will receive 1% of the profits.
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Map Activity Da Gama’s Journey Magellan’s Journey Aztec Empire Incan Empire Ottoman Empire Cortes’s Journey Treaty of Tordesillas Line Create a Key and label the World Map with these items. (Date is 1600) Portuguese Colonies Spanish Colonies French Colonies English Colonies Dutch Colonies Columbus’s Journey Dias’s Journey
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