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Bell Ringer
Date: September 8th, 2015
1) Take out a sheet of paper, put your name, date,
period, and label it A6 in the upper right corner.
2) Answer the following questions on the paper
Question: What do you think was the
biggest reasons for European Exploration of
the western world?
Below is the correct order of papers in your
Binder / Folder. If you are organized, you
will do well in life and in this class!
1)
Directions: Set up your paper like below. You
will need to fill in the blanks as we go through
class.
1) Fold you paper hotdog style 3x’s times.
2) Unfold your paper
3) Fold your paper Hamburger style 2x’s
From the 1400s to the 1700s, Europe experienced
an “Age of Exploration”
The Renaissance encouraged
curiosity & a desire for trade
Motivations:
Why did Europeans want to explore?
As a result of exploration, European
nations grew powerful & spread their
influence throughout the world
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Exploration presented Europeans
the opportunity to rise from poverty
and gain fame, fortune, & status
God
European Christians, especially Catholics,
wanted to stop the spread of Islam &
convert non-Christians to the faith
Explorers were encouraged to
spread Christianity or bring
missionaries who would focus
only on conversions
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How were explorers able to sail
so far & make it back again?
Before the Renaissance, sailors did not have the
technology to sail very far from Europe & return
Navigation
Trade & cultural diffusion during the Renaissance
introduced new navigation techniques to Europeans
Astrolabe
used stars
were more accurate
Magnetic compass
made Maps
to show
and
direction
used longitude & latitude
sailing more accurate
European shipbuilders built a better ship;
The caravel was a strong ship that could travel
in the open seas & in shallow water
Caravels had
triangular lateen
sails that allowed
ships to sail
against the wind
A moveable
rudder made
Cannons & rifles
the caravel more
gave ships protection maneuverable
European Explorers
Name: Hernando Cortes
Country: Spain
Date & Landing: 1519 / Mexico
3G’s: Gold & Glory
Accomplishment: Destroyed the Aztecs
European Explorers
Name: Henry the Navigator
Country: Portugal
Date & Landing: 1435 West Africa
3G’s: Gold
Accomplishment: Navigated West Africa, found gold
deposits.
European Explorers
Name: Vasco de Gama
Country: Portugal
Date & Landing: 1497 / Indian
3G’s: Gold (Spices)
Accomplishment: Established route to India
around Africa.
European Explorers
Name: Christopher Columbus
Country: Spain
Date & Landing: 1492 / The Caribbean
3G’s: Gold and God
Accomplishment: Killed many natives, first to
document the America’s.
European Explorers
Name: Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Country: Spain
Date & Landing: 1513 / Panama
3G’s: Glory
Accomplishment: Found the Pacific Ocean,
claimed it for Spain
European Explorers
Name: Ferdinand Magellan
Country: Portugal
Date & Landing: 1519-1522 / The Philippines
3G’s: Gold and Glory
Accomplishment: 1st to sail around the world.
European Explorers
Name: John Cabot
Country: England
Date & Landing: 1497-1498 / Newfoundland
3G’s: Glory & Gold
Accomplishment: Found Newfoundland in Canada.
European Explorers
Name: Samuel de Champlain
Country: France
Date: 1608 / Canada
3G’s: Gold and Glory
Accomplishment: Established Quebec as a
trading center
European Explorers
Name: Henry Hudson
Country: England
Date: 1610 / Hudson Bay NY
3G’s: Gold and Glory
Accomplishment: Documented Canada and part
of New York
Creating a Timeline for European Exploration
Directions: On a sheet of paper, draw a line as
demonstrated below. You will be inputting the
information you gathered from today on the line.
On a sheet of paper for Homework
Argue what was the most
influential cause of European
exploration: God, gold, glory, or
government? Why do you think
this was the most important
cause?