Transcript Chapter 2_Lesson 1_ European Exploration

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Reasons for European
Exploration
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
EQ: Why do people trade?
Home Learning: Ch. 2, Lesson1
Vocabulary
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technology
compass
strait
Circumnavigate
Columbian Exchange (found in your reading)
Look at pg. 40 in your textbook.
Classwork: CH. 2, Lesson 1
• Turn to pg. 42 complete the two Progress
Check questions on pg. 43 and pg. 46.
• READ
• WRITE QUESTION AND ANSWER
• 20 minutes
Why do Europeans explore the
New World?
• For the Three G’s:
–GOLD
–GOD
–GLORY
For Gold!
• People during this time
wanted to trade to make
profit ($)
For Glory!
• Rulers of Spain, France,
and Portugal hoped to
extend their influence
and power through
exploration.
• This would eventually
lead to COLONIZATION.
For God!
• .” European
missionaries,
sought to
spread Christianit
y to the “New
World
Christopher Columbus
• An Italian navigator—seeks help from
Spain to sail to the Indies (Asia).
• Queen Isabella of Spain fund his
expedition. Why?
– Bring Christianity to any lands he
found.
– Find new route to Asia, Spain would
grow rich from the increased trade.
• Columbus set out from Spain in
August— October 12, 1492, he landed
in the Bahamas.
– He went ashore, claimed the island
for Spain, and named it San Salvador
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus/videos/columbusships-are-marvels-of-engineering?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
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http://www.learn360.com/McGrawHillPlayer.aspx?ID=139086&pt=1
http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/politics/-the-real-story-ofcolumbus-517998547
Advances in Technology
• New TECHNOLOGY
helped Europeans
explore the world.
-shipbuilding improvements
-COMPASS (from China)
-quadrant
-astrolabe
http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/
politics/-columbus-uses-theskies-to-survive-517998536
astrolabe
quadrant
Other Explorers
• Amerigo Vespucci sailed
along South America's
coast in 1502.
– America is named after him.
• Vasco Núñez de Balboa
heard stories of the "great
waters" beyond the
mountains of Panama in
Central America.
– In 1513 he discovered the
Pacific Ocean.
Sailing Around the World
• In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan
reached the southern tip of
South America.
– He sailed through a strait and
named the ocean the "Pacific."
– Magellan died during the
voyage, his crew sailed on and
reached Spain in 1522.
• His crew were the first known
people to circumnavigate or
sail around, the world.’
http://www.biography.com/people/ferdinand-magellan-9395202/videos/ferdinand-magellan-minibiography-39300675603
The Columbian Exchange
• A movement of living things (plants, people,
animals, and diseases) between the Eastern
and Western hemispheres is called
the Columbian Exchange.
The Columbian Exchange
Columbian Exchange: Negative Effects
• Smallpox, measles, and influenza
killed many Native Americans who
had no immunity towards these
diseases.
• Europeans decreased Naive
American populations by 90 to 95
% between the years 1519 and
1619.
Positive Effects in the Americas
• Europeans
brought plants
and animals to
the Americas.
– Cattle, pigs,
and horses all
thrived in the
Americas.
– Grapes, onions,
and wheat, also
thrived in the
Americas.
Positive Effects in Europe
• The Columbian
Exchange
benefited
Europe, too.
• Corn and
Potatoes from
the Americas
helped feed
European people
and improve
their diet.
Lecture Review Questions
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the Columbian Exchange?
2. What were the positive effects of the
Columbian Exchange?
3. What were the negative effects of the
Columbian Exchange?
Cause and Effect Activity
Read The Columbian Exchange (pg. 45-46)
1. Create a T-Chart like the one below. List the Negative and
Positive Effects of the Columbian Exchange.
Positive Effects
Negative Effects
2. ONE PARAGAPH: Do you
think the Columbian exchange
had a more positive or more
negative effect? Explain.
(4-5 sentences)
NOTE: You must provide 2
supporting statements that
support your argument.