Transcript Who were the explorers and what did they find? UNIT

Who were the
explorers and
what did they
find?
UNIT 2, LESSON 2
By: Mr. Casey
Cartographer
(Noun)
A person who makes maps or charts
Colony
an area or place
that is ruled by a
distant country
(Noun)
Reform
(VERB)
TO CHANGE
Martin Luther
Convert
(VERB)
To change someone’s or one’s own beliefs
Emperor
(NOUN)
the ruler of an empire
Moctezuma
Ruler of the Aztec
Empire
Circumnavigate
(NOUN)
The act of sailing around something
Magellan
SPANISH POWER
The Cause & Effect of Spain’s power
Ferdinand and Isabella Marry, joining two
kingdoms
SPANISH
INQUISITION (1478)
“You aren’t
catholic? Get out
or convert!”
Columbus Finds the
New World
Columbus
starts a wave
of exploration
The VASCO EFFECT
Vasco de Gama
finds a new
route to Asia
(1497). The
portuguese
focus efforts and
resources on
asia
BALBOA’S GOLD
Vasco Nunez de balboa
explores the area around
modern day panama and
discovers the pacific
ocean and gold
then he sends 30,000
pieces of gold to the king
of spain which creates a
gold rush riches
CHARLES I
Charles I comes
to power (1516)
and eventually
creates a vast
empire
He becomes
Charles V, holy
roman emperor
and wants to
spread
catholicism
CHARLES I
Spain
increases its
power and
empire
THE CONQUISTADORS
“The Conquerers”
CORTES &
The Aztecs
aztec empire is huge (200,000
soldiers)
1519 -cortes only has 500 men, 16
horses, and 11 ships
Aztec people believe in the
prophecy of Quetzalcoatl
Moctezuma sends gold plates and
tells him not to come
cortes gathers tribes that oppose
the aztecs to help him with the help
of dona marina
Cortes goes directly to
Tenochtitlan
Many other tribes see
Cortes as a liberator
It takes him two years
and reinforcements but
he defeats the aztecs in
1521
His army, disease, guns,
and horses help him
defeat the aztecs
They take control of the
aztec lands and replace
tenochtitlan with mexico
city
CORTES &
The Aztecs
SPANISH POWER
Portuguese focus on routes to africa and the new world
(Vasco de gama 1498)
Martin Luther and the protestant reformation create a rift
between the Catholic church and other religions (1517)
The New World holds great riches (Gold, land, crops)
Spanish not only want to get rich, but now they want to
spread catholicism across the world, Especially this new
World (Reconquista)
Spanish Inquisition - (1478) Not catholic? “Get Out!”