LT: We can analyze information about an explorer and synthesize important life events of the explorer into a Facebook Profile.

Explorers & Motives in the Age of Exploration

LT: We can analyze information about an explorer and synthesize important life events of the explorer into a Facebook Profile

Motives for Exploration

Why Explore?• List as many possible reasons/motives for

exploration that you can think of…• Spices in Asia• Gold, silver, precious stones • Expand knowledge of the world• Control a larger empire (resources)• Spread Christianity• Animal furs/fish• Adventure

“Gold, God, and Glory”

• Interest in spread of Christianity• Sense of adventure; build empires• Obtain riches; demand for products

was so high that there was great profit to be had

ACTION!

“Gold, God, Glory”

Explorers

Major Countries • Portugal:•Bartolomeu Dias •Vasco da Gama

• Spain:•Christopher Columbus• Juan Ponce de Leon• Ferdinand Magellan

Bartolomeu Dias (1450-1500)

• Sailed around Cape of Good Hope at southern tip of Africa. • Found route to

Indian Ocean • Trade can go from

Europe to Asia by sea

Vasco da Gama

• Landed in India in 1498• Important trade

route from Europe to India and East Indies.

Ferdinand Magellan

• His crew made first round-the-world voyage.

• Proved for certain that the world was round.

• Magellan was killed in the Phillippines, did not make it home.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

• Believed a shorter route to Asia could be found by sailing westward instead of around Africa.• Found the

Americas instead. Oops.

Juan Ponce de Leon• Sailed an expedition for

Spain in search of the mythical fountain of youth

• Instead, found Southeast Coast of North America

• Founded the oldest colony in Puerto Rico

• Florida!

Things Start To Get Tense• Portugal believes Columbus has reached

Asia• Tension between Spain/Portugal• Treaty of Tordesillas• Divides world in two. West of line to Spain, east to Portugal

Voyage of Juan Ponce de Leon

Explorers Facebook Project!• You get to choose an explorer and make

a Facebook profile for that explorer.• You will need to do some research first,

and complete the Graphic Organizer as a rough draft. • Once I see your rough draft, you will get

your Facebook template to begin making the final draft. • You will have the rest of today,

tomorrow, and half of Friday to finish the project. • We will have a gallery walk the second

half of Friday.

Instructions Sheet

• Pay close attention to how many examples are required for each section. • Some color is required!• You may draw or print pictures.

Explorer Options• There are a limited number of each

explorer.• Think of a few you would be willing to do. • Your options are:• Ferdinand Magellan• Vasco da Gama• Christopher Columbus• Juan Ponce de Leon• Leif Eriksson• Amerigo Vespucci• Hernando de Soto• John Cabot