Transcript Lesson 6 – Arab-Israeli Issues

Vocabulary 
Term
Knowledge
Connections
Empire
Colony
Definition
Picture
Essential Question
Why did Europeans start exploring
unknown oceans and seas?
When did ocean exploration begin?
The Age of Exploration
began in the late 1400s
Trade lured Europeans into the unknown oceans and seas
Why not travel by land?
Europeans wanted to trade with
Asian countries, like China
However, they had to find a way to get around the Ottoman
and Italian merchants who controlled the trade routes
Answer = Finding an all water route to Asia
Who was Prince Henry?
 Never made an ocean
voyage of his own
 Sent sailors to map out the
west coast of Africa
 Started the Portuguese
EMPIRE
PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR
Son of Portugal’s King
Group of territories
under the control of
one government
Who was Bartholomeu Dias?
Explored the
southern tip of Africa
BARTHOLOMEU DIAS
Portuguese Explorer
Who was Vasco da Gama?
 Rounded the southern tip of
Africa (the Cape of Good Hope)
 Made it all the way to India
 Found an all water route to Asia
VASCO DA GAMA
Portuguese Explorer
Who was Christopher Columbus?
 Italian – but sailed for Spain
 Wanted to find an all water route
to Asia by sailing West
 Made a total of four voyages
 Never realized he had found a
new continent
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Explorer
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
 Portuguese – but sailed for
Spain
 Sailed around South America
 First to CIRCUMNAVIGATE
the globe
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
Explorer
Sail around the Earth
Who were the conquistadors?
CONQUISTADORS
Spanish conquerors
HERNANDO CORTES
Conquered the Aztec Empire
FRANCISCO PIZARRO
Conquered the Incan Empire
Used force to take over islands in the Caribbean, as
well as places in Central America, South America, and
southwestern North America
What nations were competing for empires?
England
France
All sent out explorers in
hopes of building an empire
for their nation
Spain
The Netherlands
Essential Question
Why did Europeans start exploring
unknown oceans and seas?
Europeans began exploring unknown oceans and seas