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Good Morning / Afternoon th October 14 2008 It’s a shortened week- Yeah!!! This WEEK: Announcements Tuesday—Volleyball @ West & Hts 9th Volleyball @ Hts & West Varsity Soccer in the North Cup—5:30 Wednesday —TESTING!!!! It’s a Four Day Week!!!!! Find out where you will be testing next week. Thursday—9th FB vs West Varsity Soccer in the North Cup—5:30 Opening Night of the Play- The rise and rise of Daniel Rocket Friday—STATE Tennis in Topeka Varsity Football @ Ark City- Its District Play Saturday—Finals of the North Cup Varsity Volleyball is going to STA October 14th Outcomes Students will begin to examine why European nations sent explorers across the ocean. Students will describe how technology aided European Sailors Students will identify the countries that led the way in exploration. To Do List Change the seating chart / Current Events Pass back homework--Zheung He / Christopher Columbus Notes— Reflection questions Homework Quote of the Day 19 “There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed. .” Frank Buchanan Exploration Russian Exploration Why were the Russians worried about Space Travel? How did the Americans respond? • 1st • Competitive • New Ideas, New Worlds European Exploration 1450-1650 Age of Discovery Age of Expansion Age of Reconnaissance Advances in geographic knowledge European migration and control of NA/SA European Exploration- Trial / Error Order of events for exploration Nations had to politically centralize their power Kings had to be stable and wealthy enough to look outside • Why couldn’t this have happened in the Middle Ages Portuguese were the first to establish themselves as a nation Motivations for Explorers Gold God- Crusading spirit existed in Spain/Portugal – God – Glory Part of the National Identity for Spain and Portugal Shift of Focus from Muslims to Pagans Gold & Glory-- govt sponsored voyages / exploration Spurred on individual and govts. Diaz, “to serve God and His Majesty, to give light to those who were in darkness and to grow as all men desire to do. Vasco da Gama “Christians and spices” Hernando Cortes, “I have come to win gold, not to plow the field like a peasant. Timeline for Portuguese Exploration European exploration began for several reasons. - knowledge of China from Marco Polo (1254-1324) Spices, gold, exotic products - Monopolization of trade by the Italians - Limited access to Asian land routes - Renaissance ideas were a driving force All these became the push for European Expansion Timeline for Portuguese Exploration 1415- Crusading spirit-Ports seized Ceuta in North Africa This sparked the interest of the Portuguese King, Henry Henry built schools, gathered scientists, cartographers and builders- all in an attempt to improve exploration. Portuguese began sending annual expeditions to Africa Eventually muscled in on gold trade in Africa 1487- Bartolomew Diaz rounded the Cape of Good Hope 1497-1499 Vasco da Gama rounded Africa- returned home 1498- Portuguese begin to muscle in on Muslim trade. 1502-1520 no Moluccan spices traveled Red Sea Portuguese carried ¼ of goods Portuguese Exploration Portuguese Imperialism 1500 King Manual dispatched 13 ships that landed on the coast of Brazil. Pedro Alvarez Cabral- then proceeded around the Cape to India (6) At the point, every March ships were sent out and brought back spices • (Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves) Alfonso de Albuquerque crowned governor India 1509- 1515 captured Malacca and continued to try to expand As the Portuguese spread influence, they spread Christianity “While Buddha came to China on white elephants, Christ was borne on cannon balls.” Spain’s Fortunes Spain was unified under Isabella and Ferdinand They has just finished completing the Reconquista Christopher Columbus sailed in August of 1492 and returned March of 1993. Beginning of Spain’s influence on the Global Scene What Columbus a hero or a Villian? Columbus- please listen http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p hp?storyId=95622629 Homework Read 504- 509 Write a paragraph explaining why Columbus was or was not a hero. Be ready for a quiz on Friday