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Exploration Notes

How had people previously gotten from Europe to the United States?

Which people were already in the United States?

This question comes from your brain—why would people in parts of Europe want to get new products from China first?

Here’s another from your brain question—why was there a NEED for new technologies to be developed?

______________________________ is __________________making. It helped sailors share their knowledge it was taught at __________________________________ in ___________________________________________

__________________ is the science of planning and controlling the ___________________ of a __________________

An _____________________ was another new technology tool that measures the height of the _________________ or a star above the horizon.

Sailors could tell how far north or south of home they were. This let them sail ____________________________________ from home than ever before!

The __________________ has a magnetic needle that always points north. Sailors no longer needed the ___________________ to tell them what direction they were going. With a compass they could use the _______________________ to sail!

___________________________ also helped sailors defend their ships with guns and cannons.

What is Economy?

How was Europe’s economy in trouble?

International means from ____________________________

International trade was the ________________ AND _______________________ of The Exploration Age!

Merchants brought______________________ FROM the _______________________ to Europe to trade for profit.

Other ______________________ wanted more goods from the East without being _____________________ by middleman mark-ups

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· _____________________ was from __________________________.

· He created a _______________________ for ___________________________.

· His teachers were ______________________, _____________________ , and sea captains.

· They taught sailors about _________________________ and sailing.

· They created a caravel, a small, light _______________ that had triangular _____________.

· These new ships were good for exploring because they could __________________

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____________________ was the first country to try to find a ____________________________ to Asia.

Why was a water route faster than a land route to the Far East?

Why did power come from more educated sailors?

_______________________________ between Spain and Portugal led Spain to sponsor ___________________________________ and others to explore unmapped lands in the New World.

____________________ became very interested in the New World ESPECIALLY after the Spanish found ____________________________.

______________________________ made the Spanish the most powerful until _______________________ sent explorers and took over more land!

Most explorers went motivated by _____________________________, _________________________ and _________________________.

God:

Gold:

Glory:

The _______________________ Explorers, merchants, and pirates who ______________________ and _______________________ different areas. They were looked at as barbarians (brutal, cruel, warlike, and insensitive) and were actually the _______________ Europeans to land in _________________________________________.

_________________________________was a ________________________ from Greenland who sailed the northern Atlantic Ocean and settled briefly in North America, which he called Vinland. However, since the Vikings did not have good relationships with other Europeans, they ____________________________________, and North America remained unknown.

Christopher Columbus was from what country?

For what country did Christopher Columbus sail?

What mistake did Christopher Columbus make?

Columbus sailed ________________________ because the _________________________ controlled the eastern route around Africa. Columbus also believed __________________________________________________________________________________ that he could reach the Far East by sailing west. Columbus _____________________________________________________________ to bring back the many riches from the Far East. Instead he discovered the __________________________________________________ of North, Central, and South America.

____________________________________ – a small community of people living in a new place

______________________________ – an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people

After discovering the Caribbean ______________________________ established a ____________________________.

Columbus and the settlers brought in ____________________________ such as wheat, barley, and sugar cane.

Settlers also brought __________________________________ such as pigs, horses, and cows.

This was a problem for the Taino because all of the new people, crops, and animals brought new _______________________________ that caused an ________________________________.

· Within 50 years, almost of the Taino people had died of disease.

_______________________________ was commissioned by England. His goal was to find a quicker route to the Far East known as the _____________________________________.

____________________________________’s goal was to sail around the world. Ferdinand never met his original goal. He was murdered before the expedition was complete. Before he died, he was able to ____________________________________. His crew was the FIRST to be able to prove that ______________________________________.

_______________________________________ was a Spanish conquistador who explored throughout the southeastern US and claimed this land for Spain. He believed there was _____________________________ in North America. He had previously gained gold by taking it from the _________________________ in South America. He treated the American __________________________ in North America _________________________________.

________________________________________ explored for both the Netherlands and England. He was in search of the _______________________________. During his expedition, he claimed and mapped what is now ______________________________ for the _____________________________ and lands in Canada for the English. The _________________________________ and Hudson Bay in _________________________ are named for him. He believed he could sail around the ____________________________________________________________ and reach Asia

______________________________________explored for ______________________________. He explored the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico and named the area __________________________________, claiming it for France's King Louis.

Tonya Denise Janicke

2012-07-25

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