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Early European Explorers
As Europeans searched for Sea Routes to Asia,
Christopher Columbus Reached the Americas.
Key Terms and Key People
Key Terms
Navigator
Caravel
Key People
Christopher Columbus
Europes and Eurdowns
 As Trade in Europe Grew, Italy improved their
Business Practices and turned profits
 Italy increased Asian Trade for Profit and Blocked
Europe out of the Mediterranean Sea
 As Europe tried to open the Asian Markets,
Exploration increased World Wide
Around the World
 With the invention of the Caravel, sea travel
became easier
 Explorers Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco de Gama
Find route around Africa to India
 As Portugal takes control of the Spice Trade in
Asia, the rest of Europe searches for more
routes
Columbus Day
 Christopher Columbus sets out to find a
westward water route to Asia
 Columbus miscalculated how far Asia reached
around the world and the size of the world and
thought he had a short trip
 When the king of Portugal would not fund
Columbus’ voyage Spain financed the trip
Second Thoughts
 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella funded
Columbus for profit and to Spread Christianity
 Spain Had doubts about the Journey including:
 Accuracy of Columbus’ route calculations
 Spain was at war with Muslims
 Columbus had a high price for his services
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 Columbus wanted big rewards for his exploration including
money and leadership
 After Defeating the Muslims, Spain financed Columbus and
he set sail using the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
 Columbus set sail with an experienced crew and one year
of supplies
Wrong Turn
 Columbus set sail on August 3rd 1492 and kept
journals of his journey
 As the crew lost confidence in the voyage land was
sighted on October 22nd, 1492
 Thinking he reached the Indies in Southeast Asia,
Columbus called the Taino people Indians
 Columbus, however, Had discovered the Caribbean
Islands
Round Trip
 Columbus Declared the discovered land San Salvador and set out to
find Japan, reaching several Caribbean Islands
 When Columbus found gold and pearls in Hispaniola, he left his
men to rule the land and set sail home
 As the Crew angered the Taino people, they would be killed
 Columbus gave his report of his route to Asia, not understanding
he had discovered a new Continent
Free for all
 Columbus failed to bring back riches from the
new land and did NOT spread Christianity
 After his death, Europeans realized he had
discovered a new continent and wanted to get
rich
 As Spain grew rich in the new land England
and France would begin to explore the land
Discussion Question
Do you think we should celebrate Columbus Day
in the United States? Why or Why Not?
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