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Exploration and the Americas
Standards:
6-6.4 – Compare the economic, political, and religious incentives of the various European countries to explore
and settle new lands.
6-6.5 – Identify the origin and destinations of the voyages of major European explorers.
6-6.6 – Explain the effects of the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technology throughout Europe,
Asia, Africa, and the Americas (known as the Columbian Exchange).
6-4.3 – Compare the contributions and the decline of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations in Central and
South America, including their forms of government and their contributions in mathematics, astronomy, and
architecture.
6-4.4 – Explain the contributions, features, and rise and fall of the North American ancestors of the numerous
Native American tribes, including the Adena, Hopewell, Pueblo, and Mississippian cultures.
Why did people
want to explore?
Reasons for
Exploration
The Age of _____________________________ began in the 1300s when European
nations ______________________________________________________________.
It was taking too _______________ and it was __________________________ to
travel there by ___________________ using the ____________________________.
It was also more _________________________________.
The 3 G’s - ____________________, ____________________, and ______________.
There were 3 reason people began exploring and colonizing the Americas:
1st – They wanted Asian goods (such as spices) and needed a quicker, cheaper way to
get there. They wanted to find a route by sea.
2nd – They wanted to find ______________ and __________________ and become
wealthy!
3rd – They wanted to spread the _________________________________ religion.
4th – They wanted power and glory (recognition) for their mother country.
TECHNOLOGY
Once Europeans discover the Americas, they then colonize the Americas by taking
over Native tribes, claiming the land as their own, and ruling colonies there for many
centuries to come.
Advancements in ________________________________ (developed during the
Renaissance through all the learning that was taking place) made exploration
possible! What are 3 type of technology that Europeans used to explore?
1.
2.
3.
How was the caravel different from the astrolabe and the compass?
The First to Explore
What European country was the first to explore? ____________________________
Why? _______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
What were the
caravels like? Why
were they good
ships for exploring?
EXPLORERS: Identify
each of the explorers
as I talk about them.
Henry the
Navigator
Vasco da Gama
Christopher
Columbus
Magellan
Sir Francis Drake
Exploration was
_________________
_. Only _________
European countries
were able to
participate.
What 5 European countries were rich enough to be able to participate in exploration
and colonization?
Exploration leads to
Colonization
Complete
Columbian
Exchange Map &
Triangular Trade
Map
Brain Pop
After exploring, Europeans ______________________ in the Americas and took over
Native tribes throughout North and South America. They set up _________________
to make _________________________________ by ________________. This led to
an exchange of goods called the
____________________________________________. (it was named after
___________________________________). The Columbian Exchange was the
exchange of _________________________________________________ with one
another. We have the foods, etc. that we have today because of the Columbian
Exchange.
PORTUGAL
The Portuguese focused mostly on _________________ and
built settlements along the __________________ of
____________________ and _________________________
_________________(Brazil). They were the _______________
to start the ________________________________ and had
many ______________________ colonies. The Portuguese
were big on spreading _______________________________
to the Native Americans.
SPAIN
The Spanish were called _____________________________
because they conquered the natives, killed them, took their
______________, and forced them to convert to
____________________________. They had the
_______________________ empire in the Americas, with
colonies in _________________________________________.
They had many ____________________________ where they
grew _________________________________ for money. The
Spanish took lots of ________________________ from the
natives they conquered.
FRANCE
The French settled in ________________________________
in the regions known today as the _____________________
and __________________________. Many territories in these
areas have French names, such as ___________________ in
Canada and __________________________ in the US, named
after the French king, King Louis. The French developed a
successful _________________________ and had many
_________________________ colonies along the coast.
Unlike the Spanish, the French were _________________ to
How did each
European country
settle the America’s
differently?
STOP HERE
The African Slave
Trade
NATIVE AMERICANS
WATCH VIDEO ON
MOUND BUILDERS
the Natives. They lived among them and _________________
from them.
ENGLAND
The English had a variety of colonies and
________________________ settled in present-day _______.
They established ___________ colonies that created a source
of wealth for Britain. In these colonies, they produced
_________________________ and other resources that were
sent back to England to sell for _________________. England
also charged heavy __________________ on their colonies,
which also created ____________________ for them.
Europeans first enslaved ___________________________________ , but the natives
quickly died off from European ________________________,
__________________________, and ______________________. Native Americans
were not ____________________ to the European diseases such as smallpox and
measles, and so they became infected and died off quickly. When this failed, they
started to get slaves from ______________________ (particularly West Africa) and
bring them to the Americans to work on the _________________________. The
African Slave Trade is the _______________________________________________
of people in history. This created a new trade called the ______________________
__________________, in which items were taken from Europe and exchanged for
slaves in Africa. Then slaves were taken to the Americas in exchange for goods.
These goods were then taken back to Europe to ____________. Many merchants
became __________________________ from this trade. There are positive and
negative effects of this new ___________________________________.
What are some?
As the Europeans explored and claimed lands in the Americas, they took over tribes
and civilizations of native people already living here. In North America, there are
many Native American tribes that were taken over, such as the Adena, Hopewell,
and Mississippian. In Central and South America, 3 Native civilizations were
destroyed: the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca. Complete the maps below to show
where each Native tribe or civilization was located. You may use the book to help
you or you may Google.
NORTH AMERICAN
NATIVE TRIBES:
Identify by shading
the area on the map
each of these North
American Native
tribes settled and
lived: the Adena, the
Hopewell, and the
Mississippian. You
may Google a map
to help you color
your map.
CENTRAL AND
SOUTH AMERICAN
NATIVE
CIVILIZATIONS:
Identify on the map
the areas that each
of these Native
Civilizations were
located: the Maya,
the Aztec, and the
Inca. You may use
the textbook or
Google a map to
help you color your
map.
USE THE HANDOUT
SHARED WITH YOU
ON MY WEBSITE TO
FILL IN
INFORMATION
ABOUT EACH NORTH
AMERICAN NATIVE
TRIBE.
ADENA
HOPEWELL
MISSISSIPPIANS
MAYA
USE THE TEXTBOOK
OR SC-PACT TO FILL
IN INFORMATION
ABOUT EACH
CENTRAL AND
SOUTH AMERICAN
CIVILIZATIONS.
AZTEC
INCA