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?

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.

• Economies were growing.• Trade with Asia was increasing.

Europe in the15th Century…

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

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Gold• Europeans want to get rich by:

– Getting Gold– Trading Spices– Finding Natural Resources

GOD• Europeans wanted to spread

Christianity

GLORY• Political and

economic competition existed among European nations.

• European nations each wanted to be the richest and the biggest.

Navigation Influences• New

developments in navigation:– Compass– Astrolabe– Maps

• Prince Henry the Navigator (of Portugal) influenced people to explore.

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

Caravel

Fast, easy to handle ship used by Portuguese explorers

EMPIRE

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

Movie on Exploration with Comic Strip Assignment

Safari Montage

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