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European Exploration and Colonization
European Empires
Theme of Social Studies:
Movement/Migration
European Exploration
SS6H6 The student will analyze the impact of
European exploration and colonization on various
world regions.
b. Trace the empires of Portugal, Spain, England,
and France in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
European Exploration
SS6H6 The student will analyze the impact of
European exploration and colonization on various
world regions.
b. Trace (map out) the empires (territories) of
Portugal, Spain, England, and France in Asia,
Africa, and the Americas.
Name: _____________
Topic: Empires of Europe
SS6H b)
Portugal
Spain
Time
Period/Routes
Time
Period/Routes
Motivation
Assessment
Prompts
#1
Motivation
Date: ____Period: __ TOC #: ___
England
France
Time
Period/Routes
Time
Period/Routes
Motivation
Motivation
#2
Important
People/Explorers
Important
People/Explorers
#3
Empire Territories
Crusades:
Empire Territories
Impact
Empire Territories
Empire Territories
EQ
Write this down on the back of your
TMAP: You will answer at the end.
►What
were Europe’s
colonies in Asia,
Africa, Australia, and
the Americas?
Hint: There were four
main ones.
Assessment Prompts
►1.
What European countries
had colonies on other
continents?
►2. What is a colony?
►3. Where were these colonies
located?
Empire Building
► After
the 14th century,
Europe’s most
powerful countries
competed to see who
could get the most
colonies (colony).
► They wanted to build
their Empire by taking
over other parts of the
world (Imperialism).
Write this down!!!!!
The Crusades (1096-1272)
► Military
expeditions sent by the Popes of
the Roman Catholic Church to capture the
Holy Land from the Muslim Turks
► Not successful, but had a few positive
results:
Western Europeans learned to:
 better maps
 build better ships
 Exposed Europeans to spices & goods
from the East
Think-Pair-Share
Think: Think about the 3 positive results from
the Crusades
Pair: With a partner, tell each other the three
positive results
Share: With the group, share what we’ve just
discussed.
30 seconds….1…2…3… Go!
Trade Routes
► 1400s—major
trade routes from the East
to Europe went through 2 Italian cities
(Venice & Genoa)
 -Italian merchants marked up the prices on
the jewels, fragrances, woods and finished
goods & sold them throughout Europe.
► Portugal,
Spain, France, and England
resented the huge profits made by
Italians. Since they controlled the trade
routes through Mediterranean Sea they
began to look for other routes to the
India, China and Spice Islands.
“Scramble for Africa”
► Led
to the
► colonization of
► most of the
► continent.
Spain and Portugal: Treaty of
Tordesillas
► Portugal and Spain
claimed territories in the
New World before any
other European powers.
► Since both nations were
Catholic, the Pope drew
a line on the map
showing which
territories would
belong to Portugal
and which ones
belonged to Spain
Spain and Portugal: Treaty of Tordesillas
Think-Pair-Share
Think: Think about the Treaty of Tordesillas
Pair: With a partner, ask who came up with
the Treaty
Share: With the group, share what we’ve just
discussed.
30 seconds….1…2…3… Go!
st
1
Box: Portugal’s Empire
► Time
Period/Routes: 15th century: led
the world in sea exploration and explored
the western coast of Africa
► Motivation: find a trade route around
Africa to Asia
 Believed they could make a lot of money as
traders if they could get Asian goods for a
cheaper price
 Also wanted to spread Christianity along
Africa’s west coast
Important People: Prince
Henry the Navigator
► Son
of the Portuguese king
► 1st to start the colonial empires.
► created a naval observatory that taught
students navigation, astronomy, &
cartography
► Sent more than 50 expeditions down the
west coast of Africa and a route to India
and China but never visited them.
 -Wanted to establish Portuguese colonies &
break the Muslim hold on trade routes
Prince Henry the Navigator
Institute of Sagres
Prince Henry the Navigator
► Unable
to make money trading gold, so
he tried creating sugar cane plantations
 --Sugar cane was a very profitable crop,
but required lots of labor
► Henry
imported slaves from Africa
to work the fields
 --This was successful & was later copied in
the New World
 --Encouraged a slave trade that lasted
another 400 years…
Think-Pair-Share
Think: Think about the contributions of Prince
Henry the Navigator
Pair: With a partner, where did Prince Henry
ships sail from?
Share: With the group, share what we’ve just
discussed about Prince Henry.
30 seconds….1…2…3… Go!
Portugal’s Empire
► Explorers:
Bartolomeu Dias (one of Prince
Henry Sailors) reached the southern tip of
Africa called The Cape of Good Hope and The
Indian Ocean.
► Explorers:
Vasco da Gama, another explorer,
later sailed around the cape and continued to
India.
► For
Portugal’s Empire
decades, Portuguese sailors continued to
explore East Asia where they established forts
& trading posts
 By 1571, a string of outposts connected
Portugal to Africa, India, South Pacific
Islands, & Japan
► Portugal
grew wealthy from these trade routes,
but…
► Its most profitable colony was Brazil in
South America. Brazil was a Portuguese
Colony until 1822.
Territories: Portugal
► The
Portuguese Empire included the area
known today as Brazil and much of the
West Coast of Africa.
Think-Pair-Share
Think: Think about the colonies/territories of
Portugal
Pair: With a partner list the colonies of
Portugal
Share: With the group, share what we’ve just
discussed about Portugal
30 seconds….1…2…3… Go!
►
According to legend, beyond this point in an area known as the "Green Sea of Darkness," the
sun was so close to the Earth that a person’s skin would burn black, the sea boiled, ships
caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat the sailors. It took
fourteen voyages over a period of 12 years until a ship finally reached the equator.
Spain’s Empire
► Time
Period/Routes: 15th Century: Spanish
explorers were searching for a trade route
through or around North & South America to
Asia
► Motivation
 Wanted to find a
quicker route to
the gold & spices
in Asia.
Spain
► Spain
controlled most of the New World (North
America and South America), and parts of
Europe, Africa, and the Philippines in Asia
Important People/Explorers:
Christopher Columbus
1490s—C.C., an Italian, was given ships
& sailors by the Spanish monarchy
 --They wanted him to try to find a
quick route through the Atlantic
Ocean to Asia
► He discovered the Bahamas, but
thought he was in Asia… “East
Indies”
 --Later, it was realized that he
“discovered” 2 new continents
(North and South America)
► Exploration of these areas brought
great wealth to Spain
►
Territories: Spain’s Empire
► Huge
empire that spanned the globe
► Spanish conquistadors conquered the Inca
and Aztec civilizations in the 1500’s
(South America)
► More Motivation
 --Looking for gold & spices
 --Used missionaries to convert natives to
Christianity
► Claimed
huge areas of North & South
America & ruled over them for 300 years
Think-Pair-Share
Think: Think about the colonies/territories of
Spain
Pair: With a partner list the colonies of Spain
Share: With the group, share 3 important
points about Christopher Columbus
30 seconds….1…2…3… Go!
(Britain) England’s Empire
► England
used to be one of three countries
(England, Scotland, & Wales) shared an
island.
► Time Period: 1700’s, the three united and
became Great Britain
► British empire was the largest in history
 --At its peak, Great Britain controlled:
Canada, Australia, India, much of Africa,
and numerous islands
Britain (England)
► By
the 18th century, the British Empire
was the most powerful in Europe
► Territories: had colonies in in North
America, Africa, the Caribbean, India, and
Australia
(Britain) England’s Empire
► North
America came under British control in
the 1700s
 --Lost American colonies in 1776 and U.S
became an independent country.
 --Maintained control over Canada until 20th
century
► Great
Britain colonized Australia in 1788
 Motivation--Used it as a penal (prison) colony
to relieve overcrowded jails in England
Think-Pair-Share
Think: Think about the colonies/territories of
Britain
Pair: With a partner list the colonies of Britain
Share: With the group, discuss why Britain
was the most powerful during the 18th
century.
30 seconds….1…2…3… Go!
France’s Empire
► Time
Period: French possessed colonies
around the world from 1600 to 1900
► Motivation: Imperialism. Also dominated
much of the European continent
 --By 1812, France controlled much of
Germany, Italy, & France
France’s Empire
► Time
Period: Established other colonies in
the 16th-17th centuries:
 --Islands in the Caribbean, the Indian
Ocean, the South Pacific, the North
Pacific, & the North Atlantic
► France
also maintained influence in
Canada, South America, Southeast
Asia, & Northwest Africa
Territories: France
► The
French Empire consisted of colonies in North
America, Asia, and the West Indies
► The French lost many of these to Britain, but it still
controlled part of Asia, North America and
eventually parts of West Africa
Think-Pair-Share
Think: Think about the colonies/territories of
France
Pair: With a partner list the colonies of France
Share: With the group, discuss what
motivated France to colonize other areas.
30 seconds….1…2…3… Go!
Impact: Imperialism = Injustice
► Impact
#1: European
nations showed little
respect for the indigenous
(native) peoples they
colonized.
► Impact #2: Using military
force and slave labor, they
exploited (oppressed)
conquered territories while
they increased their wealth
and power.
Think-Pair-Share
Think: Think about imperialism
Pair: With a partner discuss the two impacts
of imperialism
Share: With the group, discuss how may
imperialism a bad or good thing.
30 seconds….1…2…3… Go!
Jigsaw Instructions
► On
your own separate sheet of paper.
► Everyone will write each question and
answer in complete sentences. Watch
spelling and punctuation!!
► Return back to base camp and share your
answers with your Base Camp partners.
► 20 Minutes to complete
► Whatever is not completed in class, it is for
homework!
Jigsaw: Base Camp
►
►
►
Gold Group
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

What natural resources were Europeans looking for?
Where did Europeans have to go to get silk and spices?
Why did Europeans want a Sea Route to Asia?
Why was trading through the Mediterranean so expensive?



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What did Europeans believe they had to spread?
Why did European countries want colonies?
Why did European colonies want new markets?
What is imperialism?
God / Glory Group
Prince Henry the Navigator
 What country was he the ruler of?
 What was he the first to do?
 What did he open? Where/When did he open it?