Explorations 1 2013

2nd Year History

• Change

• Age

• Exploration

• Discovery

Homework

1. Answer questions in class – everyone

2. Key words / new words

3. Making notes

4. Cover page for foldero Name of chaptero Illustration (draw one or stick it in)o Contents list

• WALT (What I am Trying to learn)

• By the end of the lesson we will be able to explain why people when on explorations to discover new places

• We will make short notes, picking out the main point

• Our big question today: Why did they do it?

Why did they explore?

Key Words

Renaissance Voyage

Trade Route

Great Silk Road Christianity

Sponsor Population

Africa Africa

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Great Silk Road

Why Europeans wanted new sea routes?

Age of Exploration and Discovery

Homework

• Summarize why people wanted to explore new sea routes

1. ............................................

2. ...........................................

3. ............................................

4. ...........................................

• WALT

• Our second big question

• What made it possible for voyagers to go on explorations in the 15th century?

• New ships

• New aids to navigation

How was it possible to make these voyages?

• Caravels

• New Aids to Navigation

1. Compass

2. ...........................

3. ...........................

4. ...........................

5. ...........................

What made voyages of exploration possible

1.

Caravel

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Clinker Built Hull

LOG AND LINE

SWINGING THE LEAD

QUADRANT

Oral Homework• Why people started to explore new sea routes?• What new inventions and improvements made

long sea voyages possible?• Describe a caravel.• Why were they faster? easier to steer? stronger?• Name the new instruments they had.• How did they measure speed? Depth? Direction?• What was an astrolabe / quadrant for?• What were the maps called?• Who improved the maps? How were they better?