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Name:____________________________________________#________ Date:______________ Chapter 2 Age of Exploration
LESSON 1:​
“Technology Shapes Exploration” pgs 34-41
Vikings:​
from Scandinavia, great sailors- viking ships-explorers
Eric the Red - Norway-Iceland-Greenland
Leif Ericsson - first Europeans to land in North America
merchant​
: people who buy and sell goods
“Silk Road:​
a dangerous route from Europe to Asia to trade popular goods such as silk and
spices.
Sea route to Asia​
: Europeans wanted to find a sea route to Asia to obtain these “riches” or
popular items. Land routes were too long and dangerous.
navigation​
: process sailors use to plan their course
astrolabe:​
tool to measure the height of sun or a star above horizon-could tell how far
north or south of equator they had sailed.
magnetic compass​
: know direction they were headed….needle always pointed north
maps​
: improved and mapmakers charted more ​
accurate​
maps & information
technology:​
scientific knowledge and new ideas to create
caravel:​
sailing ship made by Portuguese. Smaller, lighter, triangular sails easier to control the
wind, decks were waterproofed, sails from canvas lasted longer.
Portuguese exploration​
: led the search to find a sea route to Asia. location on western coast of
Europe made a good starting point to explore. provided $ for expensive voyages
Prince Henry the Navigator:​
son of Portugal's’ king, started a school to teach navigation and
mapmaking. Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together to improve sea
travel. He wanted to learn about the world, trade, spread his religion, and gain wealth for
Portugal.
trading posts​
: stores or small settlements where goods could be bought and sold
slave trade: buying and selling of humans as property
Bartolomeu Dias​
: Portuguese explorer-3 ships-sailed around the tip of Africa-Cape of Good
Hope-hit fierce storms
Vasco da Gama​
: followed Dias route, sailed around tip, crossed Indian Ocean and reached India!
Put Portugal in leading position to India’s rich spice trade.
skill​
: timelines- diagram that shows sequence or order of events.
LESSON 2​
: “Explorers for Spain” pgs 44-51
Christopher Columbus:
Reasons for his voyages:
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patron
conquistadors
expedition
empire:
Hernan Cortes:
Moctezuma:
Ferdinand Magellan:
circumnavigate:
Juan Ponce de Leon:
Hernando de Soto:
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado:
colony:
Effects of Spanish Colonization:
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LESSON 3: “The Columbian Exchange” pgs 52 - 57
Columbian Exchange
epidemic
devastation