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Bell Ringer Date: September 8th, 2015 1) Take out a sheet of paper, put your name, date, period, and label it A6 in the upper right corner. 2) Answer the following questions on the paper Question: What do you think was the biggest reasons for European Exploration of the western world? Below is the correct order of papers in your Binder / Folder. If you are organized, you will do well in life and in this class! 1) Directions: Set up your paper like below. You will need to fill in the blanks as we go through class. 1) Fold you paper hotdog style 3x’s times. 2) Unfold your paper 3) Fold your paper Hamburger style 2x’s From the 1400s to the 1700s, Europe experienced an “Age of Exploration” The Renaissance encouraged curiosity & a desire for trade Motivations: Why did Europeans want to explore? As a result of exploration, European nations grew powerful & spread their influence throughout the world Gold (Money) lookingoffor quick,was direct AMerchants desire for began new sources wealth the trade to avoidexploration Muslim & main routes reasonto forAsia European Italian merchants & increase profits Glory Kings sponsored voyages of exploration Thewho Renaissance inspired new possibilities gained overseas colonies, new sources of for power & prestige wealth for their nation, & increased power Exploration presented Europeans the opportunity to rise from poverty and gain fame, fortune, & status God European Christians, especially Catholics, wanted to stop the spread of Islam & convert non-Christians to the faith Explorers were encouraged to spread Christianity or bring missionaries who would focus only on conversions Means: The Age of Exploration How were explorers able to sail so far & make it back again? Before the Renaissance, sailors did not have the technology to sail very far from Europe & return Navigation Trade & cultural diffusion during the Renaissance introduced new navigation techniques to Europeans Astrolabe used stars were more accurate Magnetic compass made Maps to show and direction used longitude & latitude sailing more accurate European shipbuilders built a better ship; The caravel was a strong ship that could travel in the open seas & in shallow water Caravels had triangular lateen sails that allowed ships to sail against the wind A moveable rudder made Cannons & rifles the caravel more gave ships protection maneuverable European Explorers Name: Hernando Cortes Country: Spain Date & Landing: 1519 / Mexico 3G’s: Gold & Glory Accomplishment: Destroyed the Aztecs European Explorers Name: Henry the Navigator Country: Portugal Date & Landing: 1435 West Africa 3G’s: Gold Accomplishment: Navigated West Africa, found gold deposits. European Explorers Name: Vasco de Gama Country: Portugal Date & Landing: 1497 / Indian 3G’s: Gold (Spices) Accomplishment: Established route to India around Africa. European Explorers Name: Christopher Columbus Country: Spain Date & Landing: 1492 / The Caribbean 3G’s: Gold and God Accomplishment: Killed many natives, first to document the America’s. European Explorers Name: Vasco Nunez de Balboa Country: Spain Date & Landing: 1513 / Panama 3G’s: Glory Accomplishment: Found the Pacific Ocean, claimed it for Spain European Explorers Name: Ferdinand Magellan Country: Portugal Date & Landing: 1519-1522 / The Philippines 3G’s: Gold and Glory Accomplishment: 1st to sail around the world. European Explorers Name: John Cabot Country: England Date & Landing: 1497-1498 / Newfoundland 3G’s: Glory & Gold Accomplishment: Found Newfoundland in Canada. European Explorers Name: Samuel de Champlain Country: France Date: 1608 / Canada 3G’s: Gold and Glory Accomplishment: Established Quebec as a trading center European Explorers Name: Henry Hudson Country: England Date: 1610 / Hudson Bay NY 3G’s: Gold and Glory Accomplishment: Documented Canada and part of New York Creating a Timeline for European Exploration Directions: On a sheet of paper, draw a line as demonstrated below. You will be inputting the information you gathered from today on the line. On a sheet of paper for Homework Argue what was the most influential cause of European exploration: God, gold, glory, or government? Why do you think this was the most important cause?