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EXPLORERS
DON’T “MISS THE
BOAT”
??ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS??
•How did the explorers contribute to the
development of Europe?
•What was the impact of exploration?
You will be able to answer these questions after our
lesson!
LET’S EXPLORE!
• Expedition gear you will need: A piece of notebook
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paper (folded into four sections) and the world map
handout. The captain has given you two tasks to
complete as you take your journey!
You will use your world map handout to trace the routes
of the explorers.
Choose a color for each country and color in the key.
On your paper, label each box with the names of
England, France, Portugal, and Spain
CAPTAIN’S ORDERS!
• As you journey through the lesson, copy
the explorer’s route onto your world map
(match the color of the route with the
explorer’s country).
• Record the information about each
explorer onto your paper (include the
name of the explorer).
SPAIN
CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS
• WHO:
• WHAT:
• WHEN:
• WHERE:
• WHY:
Italian who explored for Spain
Sailed to the West Indies
Credited with discovering America
First voyage began in 1492, would go
on a total of 4 voyages.
All of his voyages were to the Americas:
Cuba, Central America, South America,
Bahamas, and Hispaniola (today is
Dominican Republic & Haiti)
Was attempting to find a
Northwest Passage to Asia
Christopher Columbus
FERDINAND
MAGELLAN
• WHO:
• WHAT:
Sailed for Spain
Trying to find a quicker trade route to Asia
• WHEN:
• WHERE:
1519
Sailed from Spain, around the tip of South America and
is killed near the Philippines in 1521. His crew will
return back to Spain around 1522.
First explorer credited with a crew sailing
around the world (even though he died during
the trip). Named the Pacific Ocean
• WHY:
Ferdinand Magellan
PORTUGAL
PRINCE HENRY
THE NAVIGATOR
• WHO:
• WHAT:
• WHEN:
• WHERE:
• WHY:
Portuguese Prince who funded the
explorations of Bortolomeu Dias, and
Vasco da Gama (HE WAS A PATRON)
He sent Vasco Da Gama to explore the
West Coast of Africa. He was trying to
find a quicker route to Asia. Da Gama
did reach Asia (India)
Dias 1487-1488, da Gama 1497-1498
They sailed near Africa and South America
Asia!!!! Wasn’t that where everyone was
going??
Vasco de Gama
ENGLAND
SIR FRANCIS
DRAKE
• WHO:
• WHAT:
• WHEN:
• WHERE:
• WHY:
English explorer
Look for Spanish vessels and settlements to
destroy.
He began exploring in 1577-1580
First explorer to circumnavigate the world.
No major discoveries but his attacks led to
the defeat of the Spanish Armada. He stole
lots of gold and jewels from the Spanish for
England.
Sir Francis Drake
FRANCE
Samuel
Champlain
• WHO:
• WHAT:
• WHEN:
• WHERE:
• WHY:
French navigator, cartographer and explorer
Sailed to the North America looking for the
Northwest Passage and founded Quebec
First voyage began in 1603
Canada, Northeast coast of present day
United States, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence
River
To establish permanent settlements and fur
trading posts in New World.
Samuel de Champlain
ON THE BACK OF YOUR PAPER -COPY THE
FOLLOWING…YOU WILL SEE THIS INFORMATION
AGAIN (WINK)
Who looked for the Northwest Passage to Asia?
Jacques Cartier, John Cabot, Samuel De Champlain
WHY WERE THE EXPLORERS WHO ATTEMPTED TO FIND A
NORTHERN TRADE ROUTE TO EUROPE UNSUCCESSFUL?
They kept running into LAND!!
EFFECTS OF EXPLORATION ON AFRICA, NORTH, AND
SOUTH AMERICA.
Slavery, spread of disease, wars, clash of cultures,
imperialism, religious conversion, spread of new ideas,
introduction of new foods and products.
WHEN IT WAS ALL DONE…..
•On the back of the route map you just completed,
create a key using a number for each country
(ex.1=Portugal, etc).
•Read the handout titled “The Empires of Portugal,
Spain, England, and France”
•As you read the article, place a the number of the
country in the area they claim (ex. Dias reached the
southern tip of Africa, place a ”1” in South Africa).
Click on the caravel for
the next part of your
expedition.
EMPIRE MAP ANALYSIS
• Answer the following questions on your
paper .
– Which continents had more than one country
claiming it for their empire?
– What may occur when more than one nation
claims an area (a complete sentence)?
– What advantage would a nation have if they
alone claim an area (a complete sentence)?
Now you are ready to report back to the
king….answer the questions from the
beginning of the lesson on your paper.
Click on the caravel for the next part of
your expedition.