Transcript 2_Explorers
Bell Ringer: 10/12 & 10/15 • What are the 3 G’s? • What is a caravel? • What were some of the “riches” explorers were looking for? Age of Exploration: Explorers Today’s Objectives • Identify the early explorers, where they were from, the route they took and their significance to exploration. • Explain how the process of exploration turns into colonization. • Explain the concept of mercantilism and how it encouraged colonization. The Explorers • As we go through the notes complete the following… – Fill in your chart. – Draw the route on your map. Bartholomeu Dias Portuguese explorer who explored Africa’s coast. He led the first expedition to sail around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, but did not get to India. Christopher Columbus Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India—he sailed for Spain’s Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand II. He “discovered” America. Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer who discovered an ocean route from Portugal to India around the Cape of Good Hope (Africa). This voyage gave Portugal a direct route to India. Amerigo Vespucci Born in Italy in 1454, he was one of the first explorers to think that the places he had visited were not part of Asia (as Columbus thought), but rather a New World. He sailed for Portugal. Treaty of Tordesillas • A line that was agreed upon by the Spanish and Portuguese to clear up any confusion on the newly claimed land in the New World. • Spain had control of territories to the West, Portugal had territories to the East. • Age of Exploration Columbus Voyage YouTube Ferdinand Magellan Led the first European expedition to circumnavigate the globe. Died in 1521 and Elcano took over the voyage. (See * on map for where Magellan died.) Through this expedition, Spain claimed the Philippines. Jacques Cartier French explorer who led three expeditions to Canada in 1535. Sir Francis Drake British Explorer who led second expedition to sail around the globe (1577-1580). He also led the English fleet to defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588 for Queen Elizabeth. The process of Exploration to Colonization Explorers Conquistadors Missionaries Settlers Colonies • Europeans competed to make money and get glory. • Europeans wanted colonies for their resources and as markets to sell products. • Colony = settlement ruled by a parent country. Mercantilism Mercantilism: – Belief that wealth equals power – Countries want colonies to get wealth – Wealth is measured by gold and silver – Colonies exist to serve parent country – Spain takes a lot of gold (bullion) from the New World. Exploration Olympics Spain vs. Portugal for exploration domination!