Warm Up The government finds a way to quickly travel through space. You have been selected to participate (optional) in the first voyage to another planet.

Warm Up• The government finds a way to quickly travel through space. You have been selected to participate (optional) in the first voyage to another planet. You have the chance to make lots of money, but there are lots of risks. Would you go? Why or why not?

•Agenda• Notes/PowerPoint• Activity• Exit Quiz SABRES - 2 CANES - 1

The Age of E x p l o r a t i

o nGod, Gold and Glory

I. Why go exploring?

• A. God• 1. Europeans realized that

not all of mankind was Christian, so many Europeans went on journeys to try to convert other peoples to Christianity.

• 2. People who go to far off places to convert others to their religion are known as missionaries.

I. Why go exploring?

• B. Gold (money)• 1. Trading spices was a

very profitable job• 2. Europeans sailed

from Europe to the South of Africa, then to India and China.

• 3. Since the journey was so long, many explorers worked to find a shorter route to Asia.

I. Why go exploring?

• C. Glory• 1. Books written

by travelers to Asia began to be widely published.

• 2. This attracted explorers to Asia for adventure as well as for money.

II. The Explorers

• A. Vasco De Gama

• 1. Portugese explorer who sailed around the Southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope) and landed in India in 1498

II. The Explorers

• 2. The incredible profit that came to De Gama from this voyage inspired other explorers to follow in his tracks and to find a better, faster route

II. The Explorers

• B. Christopher Columbus• 1. Tried to sail west instead

of east in order to find Asia• 2. As a result, he ended up

in the Carribean in 1492• 3. Most historians agree

that Columbus was not the first to discover America (there were already a lot of people living there) but he was the first to begin European colonization

II. The Explorers

• Believing he had reached India, he called the group of islands in the Carribean the Indies, and the people living there Indians.

• Columbus spent the rest of his life looking for the passage from Europe to Asia but died without finding it

Who is Christopher Columbus?

• Video 1• Did the makers of this video show

Columbus as a hero or a villian? • How can you tell?• Video 2• What is Columbus known for

according to this video?• How does this video contrast with

the first video?

Who is Christopher Columbus?

• Columbus Day• Why do you think America celebrates

Columbus Day?• What kinds of issues did the man being

interviewed bring up?• Do you think it is wrong to celebrate

and recognize Columbus in a national holiday?

• Do you think we should cancel Columbus day?

II. The Explorers

• C. Ferdinand Magellan

• 1. Magellan found the passageway from Europe to Asia that Columbus had been searching for.

• 2. He sailed to the southern tip of South America (later named the Strait of Magellan)

II. The Explorers

Classwork

• Complete WebQuest/BookQuest

• Work on Columbus packet• Finish any missing work

Warm Up• On your voyage to a different planet, you find an alien race that is not as advanced as humans. How could you use these aliens?

•Agenda• Notes/PowerPoint• Activity• Exit Quiz

II. The Explorers

• D. Hernan Cortes • 1. Cortes traveled to

Mexico (the Aztecs) to bring the king of Spain gold

• 2. He made alliances with other tribes under control of the Aztec

II. The Explorers

• 3. Europeans brought diseases the Aztec had never encountered and many died

• 4. Cortes eventually wiped out the Aztec people, taking their gold and destroying their city

II. The Explorers

• Cortes the Conquistador

• What are three ways Cortes was able to defeat the Aztecs?

• How was Cortes rewarded for this?

• How do Mexicans view Cortes today?

II. The Explorers

• 5. Cortez and his conquistadors were able to easily conquer the Aztec and Inca empires because the Spanish had better weapons than these native tribes.

II. The Explorers

• 6. Cortez and other conquistators established the Columbian Exchange

• Who do you think this was named after?

• a. Columbian Exchange – exchange of plants and animals between Europe and the Americas which transformed economic activity in both worlds

III. Effects of Exploration

• A. Treaty of Tordesillas• 1. Created a line splitting

the area Spain and Portugal could control

• a. Portugal would control the route between Europe and Asia

• b. Spain would gain rights to almost all of the Americas

• Tordesillas – “Tore da sea

up”

III. Effects of Exploration

• B. Colonization• 1. Europeans began to take

over territiories and set up trading posts, or colonies

• 2. America is now known as the « New World »

• C. Mercantilism• 1. Economic theory that

said a nation’s wealth depended on how much gold and silver they obtained.

Classwork

• Finish WebQuest/BookQuest• Finish on Columbus packet• Work on map activity• Finish any missing work• Quiz corrections• Extra Credit (see my website)

Warm Up• Many of you proposed making the aliens your slaves. What could two (positive and negative) effects of this be?•Agenda• Notes/PowerPoint• Introduce Project• Finish classwork/Begin work on project• Exit Quiz

ATTENTION:Failure Reports are sent home tomorrow!!

III. Effects of Exploration

Transatlantic Slavery

• Transatlantic Slavery• What happened to the names of slaves?• What was the name of the passage

where many slaves from Africa died?• What did one captain do to the slaves

since many were dying from disease on his ship?

• How did most merchants view the slave trade compared to other forms of trading?

III. Effects of Exploration

• D. Slave Trade• 1. Demand for

slaves increased as European colonists needed labor to produce sugarcane

• 2. Slaves worked on plantations – or large pieces of farmland

III. Effects of Exploration

• E. Triangular Trade – Trade route that connected Europe, Africa, North America, and South America

• Europeans went to Africa and traded materials for slaves

• African Slaves were then shipped to America

• Europeans then bought tobacco, sugar and cotten in Americas then shipped them back

III. Effects of Exploration

• F. Middle Passage – the journey from Africa to the Americas where many slaves died

• Between 1500 and 1800, about 10 million enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas

III. Effects of Exploration

• G. In summary, the most immediate effect of Exploration was that European influence spread to the Western hemisphere

Explorer Log Book Project

• You will be creating a log book for an explorer of your choice

• This will be a TEST grade!• We’ll work on this today,

Thursday, and part of Friday• It is due MONDAY

Explorer Log Book Project

• Log book must include:• Pre – log - what you expect on your voyage, what

you need for your voyage, goals of voyage• Journal Entries – 3 journal entries about what you

see on your trip, how close you are to meeting your goals, etc.

• Post – log – What did you accomplish on your voyage, what contributions you made to history, plans for the next voyage

• 3 Pictures – Include three pictures/sketches of what you see on your voyage (plants, animals, natives, etc.)

• Map – Create a map of the area explored including 5 labels

Explorer Log Book Project

• You may either use paper or you may create an Explorer Log on your computer

• On your computer• Open Microsoft Word• Click on the upper left button and click on

« New »• Scroll down on the left and click on either

• Records – Journals• Newsletters• Flyers• Brochures & Booklets

Classwork

• 1. Finish WebQuest/BookQuest

• 2. Finish Columbus packet• 3. Finish map activity• 4. Work on project

Warm Up• What is mercantilism?• Why was there a high demand for African slaves in the « New World »?

•Agenda•Finish any classwork• Continue working on project• Exit Quiz

Classwork

• 1. Finish WebQuest/BookQuest

• 2. Finish Columbus packet• 3. Finish map activity• 4. Work on project• 5. ToonDoo extra credit (see

website)

Warm Up• Create two quiz questions about the Age of Exploration •Agenda• Finish any classwork• Continue working on project

Warm Up - Honors

• Create three quiz questions about the Age of Exploration •Agenda• Finish any classwork• Continue working on project

ATTENTION:Quiz on Age of Exploration on Monday!!

Classwork

• 1. Finish WebQuest/BookQuest

• 2. Finish Columbus packet• 3. Finish map activity• 4. Work on project• 5. ToonDoo extra credit (see

website)

• STUDY!!•Go to useful links on my website and click on Age of Exploration Practice Quiz 

Agenda• Quiz• Enlightenment – Scientific Revolution• WebQuest/BookQuest• Exit Quiz

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