EXPLORERS

DON’T “MISS THE

BOAT”

??ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS??

•How did the explorers contribute to the development of Europe?

•What was the impact of exploration?

You will be able to answer these questions after our lesson!

LET’S EXPLORE!

• Expedition gear you will need: A piece of notebook paper (folded into four sections) and the world map handout. The captain has given you two tasks to complete as you take your journey!

• You will use your world map handout to trace the routes of the explorers.

• Choose a color for each country and color in the key.

• On your paper, label each box with the names of England, France, Portugal, and Spain

CAPTAIN’S ORDERS!

• As you journey through the lesson, copy the explorer’s route onto your world map (match the color of the route with the explorer’s country).

• Record the information about each explorer onto your paper (include the name of the explorer).

SPAIN

CHRISTOPHER

COLUMBUS • WHO: Italian who explored for Spain • WHAT: Sailed to the West Indies Credited with discovering America • WHEN: First voyage began in 1492, would go

on a total of 4 voyages. • WHERE: All of his voyages were to the Americas:

Cuba, Central America, South America, Bahamas, and Hispaniola (today is Dominican Republic & Haiti)

• WHY: Was attempting to find a Northwest Passage to Asia

Christopher Columbus

FERDINAND

MAGELLAN

• WHO: Sailed for Spain • WHAT: Trying to find a quicker trade route to Asia

• WHEN: 1519 • WHERE: Sailed from Spain, around the tip of South America and

is killed near the Philippines in 1521. His crew will return back to Spain around 1522.

• WHY: First explorer credited with a crew sailing around the world (even though he died during the trip). Named the Pacific Ocean

Ferdinand Magellan

PORTUGAL

PRINCE HENRY

THE NAVIGATOR

• WHO: Portuguese Prince who funded the explorations of Bortolomeu Dias, and Vasco da Gama (HE WAS A PATRON)

• WHAT: He sent Vasco Da Gama to explore the West Coast of Africa. He was trying to find a quicker route to Asia. Da Gama did reach Asia (India)

• WHEN: Dias 1487-1488, da Gama 1497-1498 • WHERE: They sailed near Africa and South America • WHY: Asia!!!! Wasn’t that where everyone was

going??

Vasco de Gama

ENGLAND

JOHN CABOT

• WHO: English explorer • WHAT: The first European encounter with the

continent of North America since the Norse Vikings.

• WHEN: 1496 and 1497 • WHERE: First expedition he got lost and returned

home. On his second voyage, he landed in Newfoundland, which is in present day Canada.

• WHY: His explorations helped to establish a strong British hold in North America.

John Cabot

FRANCE

Samuel

Champlain • WHO: French navigator, cartographer and explorer • WHAT: Sailed to the North America looking for the

Northwest Passage and founded Quebec • WHEN: First voyage began in 1603 • WHERE: Canada, Northeast coast of present day

United States, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River

• WHY: To establish permanent settlements and fur trading posts in New World.

Samuel de Champlain

Ticket Out the Door

• 3 – List three countries from Europe that sent out explorations.

• 2 – List 2 explorers that explored.

• 1 – List one reason why explorers went to foreign lands.

Who looked for the Northwest Passage to Asia?

Jacques Cartier, John Cabot, Samuel De Champlain

WHY WERE THE EXPLORERS WHO ATTEMPTED TO FIND A NORTHERN TRADE ROUTE TO EUROPE UNSUCCESSFUL? They kept running into LAND!! EFFECTS OF EXPLORATION ON AFRICA, NORTH, AND SOUTH AMERICA. Slavery, spread of disease, wars, clash of cultures, imperialism, religious conversion, spread of new ideas, introduction of new foods and products.

ON THE BACK OF YOUR PAPER -COPY THE FOLLOWING…YOU WILL SEE THIS INFORMATION AGAIN (WINK)

WHEN IT WAS ALL DONE…..

•On the back of the route map you just completed, create a key using a number for each country (ex.1=Portugal, etc).

•Read the handout titled “The Empires of Portugal, Spain, England, and France”

•As you read the article, place a the number of the country in the area they claim (ex. Dias reached the southern tip of Africa, place a ”1” in South Africa).

Click on the caravel for the next part of your expedition.

EMPIRE MAP ANALYSIS • Answer the following questions on your

paper .

– Which continents had more than one country claiming it for their empire?

– What may occur when more than one nation claims an area (a complete sentence)?

– What advantage would a nation have if they alone claim an area (a complete sentence)?

Now you are ready to report back to the king….answer the questions from the beginning of the lesson on your paper. Click on the caravel for the next part of your expedition.