Transcript Explorers

• List as many possible reasons/motives for exploration that you
can think of…
• Spices in Asia
• Gold, silver, precious stones
• Expand knowledge of the world
• Control a larger empire (resources)
• Spread Christianity
• Animal furs/fish
• Adventure
• Interest in spread of Christianity
• Sense of adventure; build empires
• Obtain riches; demand for products was so high
that there was great profit to be had
• Portugal:
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco da Gama
• Spain:
• Christopher Columbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Sailed around Cape of
Good Hope at southern
tip of Africa.
• Found route to Indian
Ocean
• Trade can go from
Europe to Asia by sea
• Landed in India in
1498
• Important trade route
from Europe to India
and East Indies.
• His crew made first
round-the-world voyage.
• Proved for certain that
the world was round.
• Magellan was killed in
the Phillippines, did not
make it home.
• Believed a shorter
route to Asia could
be found by sailing
westward instead
of around Africa.
• Found the Americas
instead. Oops.
• Sailed an expedition for Spain
in search of the mythical
fountain of youth
• Instead, found Southeast Coast
of North America
• Founded the oldest colony in
Puerto Rico
• Florida!
• Portugal believes Columbus has reached Asia
• Tension between Spain/Portugal
• Treaty of Tordesillas
• Divides world in two. West of line to Spain, east to Portugal
• You get to choose an explorer and make a
Facebook profile for that explorer.
• You will need to do some research first, and
complete the Graphic Organizer as a rough draft.
• Once I see your rough draft, you will get your
Facebook template to begin making the final
draft.
• You will have the rest of today, tomorrow, and half
of Friday to finish the project.
• We will have a gallery walk the second half of
Friday.
• Pay close attention to how many examples are
required for each section.
• Some color is required!
• You may draw or print pictures.
• There are a limited number of each explorer.
• Think of a few you would be willing to do.
• Your options are:
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Leif Eriksson
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Hernando de Soto
• John Cabot