Transcript Bell Ringer : October 20 and 21

Age of Exploration
1. What led the Europeans to explore?
2. What was the impact of exploration and
expansion on Europeans AND the native
peoples they encountered?
Today in class…
We will…
• Introduce the Age of Exploration.
You will be able
to…
Social Studies
Language
• Identify why Europeans were
interested in discovering new
lands and markets.
• Define: Caravel, Empire.
• Write a reflection on which of
the 3 G’s would motivate you
and why.
NEXT TIME/SOON:
Europe in the15th Century…
• Economies were growing.
• Trade with Asia was increasing.
Why Were Europeans Looking
for New Trade Routes?
• Constantinople became Istanbul (1453)
– Cut off access to Asia
– Europeans now needed new ways to get to Asia
• The Silk Road was not an easy way to move goods
• Technological advancements in navigation
• Peace in Spain and Portugal
– Besides war, in what other way can a country
prove its better than another?
EXPLORATION & GETTING NEW LANDS &
BECOMING RICH
G
G
G
Gold
• Europeans want to get rich by:
– Getting Gold
– Trading Spices
– Finding Natural Resources
GOD
• Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
GLORY
• Political and
economic
competition
existed among
European
nations.
• European
nations each
wanted to be
the richest and
the biggest.
Navigation Influences
• New
developments in
navigation:
– Compass
– Astrolabe
– Maps
• Prince Henry the
Navigator (of
Portugal)
influenced
people to
explore.
1. Caravel
2. Cash Crop
3. Colony
4. Columbian Exchange
5. Conquistador
6. Empire
7. Encomienda
8. Mercantilism
9. Middle Passage
10.Plantation
11.Triangle Trade
Caravel
Fast, easy to handle
ship used by
Portuguese
explorers
EMPIRE
Large group of lands that is ruled by one
powerful person or government
Movie on Exploration with
Comic Strip Assignment
Safari Montage
Reflection
Answer the following questions
in your journal.
You need to write 2 paragraphs!
Which of the 3 G’s would be the most
likely to motivate you to do something
amazing?
What is it about YOU that makes this
“G” the reason?