Download exploration-stations-handout-week-15

European Exploration
& Colonization
Station 1
1. Why did Europeans go exploring? (3 G’s)
3 G’s
What does that mean?
Gold
New ___trade___________ routes
opened up opportunities for
wealth.
Symbol
Missionaries wanted to spread
God
___Christianity______________.
Glory
(Fame & bragging
rights)
Explorers were considered
__famous______ heroes &
countries __competed_____ for
colonies.
Station 2
1. The Crusades were ___military_______ expeditions
sent by the ___catholic__________ Church to capture the Holy Land
from the Muslim Turks.
2. Even though the Crusades were a time of mass killing, what were
three positive things results that resulted from the Crusades?
learned to draw better maps
build better ships
Exposed Europeans to spices & goods from the East
Station 3
1. What 2 Italian cities controlled trade between Europe & Asia?
 Venice
 Genoa
2. Why did European countries look for other ways to reach Asia? (BE
SPECIFIC)
Italian merchants marked up the prices on the goods so European
countries decided to look for other ways to reach Asia
3. In the 1400s, new trade routes were created from Europe to Asia.
This contributed to the expansion of the empires of which 4
European countries?
 Portugal
 England (U.K)
 Spain
 France
4. Label Asia & Europe on the Map Below.
Europe
Asia
Station 4
1. Portugal led the world in ___sea________ exploration and explored the
__western________ coast of Africa.
2. Portugal wanted to find a trade route around _Africa________ to
___Asia_________.
3. List the 2 reasons Portugal was involved in exploration.
 They wanted to get Asian goods for a cheaper price
 They also wanted to spread Christianity along Africa’s
west coast
4. Label Portugal on the map below.
Portugal
5. Draw Portugal’s exploration route on the world map.
Station 5
1. What 2 reasons encouraged Prince Henry to explore?
 He wanted to establish Portuguese colonies
 To break the Muslim hold on trade routes.
2. Prince Henry the Navigator created a ______naval__________
_academy (school)______ that taught students mapmaking,
navigation, & astronomy.
3. Prince Henry’s school of navigation trained individuals to become
sailors, cartographers, and shipbuilders. What factor of economic
growth did Prince Henry invest in?
Human Capital
4. Prince Henry’s contribution allowed better exploration technology to
develop. For example, the caravel and detailed map allowed
exploration to succeed. What factor of economic growth did Prince
Henry invest in?
Capital goods
5. Where did Prince Henry import slaves from?_Africa____________
6. Prince Henry’s actions encouraged a __slave__________ trade that
lasted another ___400_______ years.
Station 6
1. Which colony was the most profitable for Portugal?
Brazil
2. Color Portugal’s Empire in GREEN.
Station 7
1. Spanish explorers were searching for a trade route through or
around ___North_____ & _South________ America to __Asia_____.
2. What 2 things were the Spanish hoping to get from Asia?
 To find a quicker route to the gold
 And to Asia
3. Label Spain on the map below.
Spain
4. Draw Spain’s exploration route on the world map.
(THEY ARE DIFFERENT
MAPS!)
Station 8
1. What country was Christopher Columbus born in?
Italy
2. Who sponsored (gave him supplies and money) Christopher
Columbus’s exploration?
The Spanish Monarchy (Queen Isabella)
3. Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Spain to find a quick
route to Asia, but instead, he landed in the Bahamas in 1492.
4. Examine the Map. Circle the Area where Columbus first landed.
Station 9
1. What 2 Native Civilizations did Spanish Conquistadors conquer?
 Aztec
 Inca
2. Locate and Label the Aztec and Inca Empire on the map below.
Aztec
Inca
3. What 2 things were Spanish Conquistadors looking for?
 gold
 spices
4. Color Spain’s Empire in YELLOW.
Station 10
1. What 3 countries became Great Britain?
 England
 Scotland
 Wales
2. Great Britain had the __largest___________________ empire in
history. It once controlled __Canada__________________________,
____Australia__________________, India, and much of Africa.
3. Label England on the map below.
England
4. Draw England’s exploration route on the world map.
Station 11
1. ___North___________ America came under British control in the 1700s.
2. What colonies did England lose in 1776 after their revolution?
American Colonies
3. When Great Britain first colonized Australia, they used it as a
______Penal _(prison)____ colony, or a place to send prisoners.
4. Color England’s Empire in RED.
Station 12
1. France dominated much of the __European____________ continent.
2. What 2 European countries did France control?
 Italy 
 Germany
3. Label France on the map below.
France
4. Draw France’s exploration route on the world map.
Station 13
1. France established other _colonies_________ throughout the
___world________________ in the 16th-17th centuries.
2. France maintained influence and established colonies in
America __Canada______________, __South___________ ___________,
Southeast Asia, & Northwest Africa.
3. Color France’s Empire in BLUE.