Warm-Up 1. Prediction - Who were the 1 st Europeans to explore North and/or South America? (DOK 1) 1. Prediction - Who were the 1 st Europeans to explore North and/or South America? (DOK 1) 2. Infer - Why do you think the Spanish and Portuguese wanted to control the New World? (DOK 2) 3. Compare - Look at the word Conquistador, what other word does it resemble? (DOK 2) 4. Prediction - What could cause native populations to die off in huge numbers? (DOK 2) The Spanish and Portuguese wanted to find new sources of wealth in the New World. The Kings and Queens funded the expeditions. Once Columbus and Magellan finished their voyages, many Spanish and Portuguese set sail to the area. The Europeans were looking for areas that would be safe from future plagues like the one that his Europe in the 14 th century. Religious leaders wanted to spread Christianity to all parts of the world. Why Explore? Leif Erikson around 1000 A.D., Leif was blown off course near Greenland and landed in present-day Newfoundland in Canada. He was the 1 st European to land on shore in the New World Christopher Columbu s set sail from Spain in 1492 and reached North America, in the Bahamas later that year. He was the 1 st European in more than 400 years to reach the New World Set up colonies in the Caribbean Sea. Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Portugal, from , and was the 1 st explorer to circumnavigate the Earth (travel all around it). He died before the voyage ended, but his men finished it. 3 Early Voyages Once the colonies were set up, the Spanish started to explore the areathey were looking for riches, specifically gold. Spanish explorers went to the future southern U.S., Mexico and central America and South America. When they encountered Natives, they first tried to buy them off, but if they resisted, they either enslaved them, conquered them or killed them Explorers and Conquistadors Ponce de Leon- Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore Florida in 1513 as he was looking for the fountain of youth Famous Explorers Francisco Coronado- Spanish explorer who was the 1 st European to explore the Grand Canyon and other areas of the southwest U.S., including near Colorado during his search for the 7 cities of Cibola which were made of gold. He explored the area around 1540 Famous Explorers Vasco de Balboa Spanish explorer who was the 1 st European to see the Pacific Ocean during his exploration of present-day Panama and Costa Rica in 1513 while searching for gold. Famous Explorers Hernan Cortes Spanish military leader who conquered the Aztec Empire on Burned his ships so his men could not return to Spanish colonies -Trained and used native tribes in his quest to conquer the Aztecs -The Aztecs mistook him for one of their gods, Quezelquatl. Conquistadorsyer/view/assetGuid/98A B6B- 42B0-8E2F-C155F67F103B Francisco Pizarro Spanish Explorer who conquered the Incan Empire in Fought his own countrymen before conquering the Incas -Founded the new nations capital, Lima, in Assassinated by other Spanish warriors in 1541 Conquistadorslayer/view/assetGuid/C7E0D6CF- FAD9-44CD-AE92-E685B The exploration and conquest of the New World worked.the question is WHY? ***Follow-up question: Why do you think the Spanish were successful in conquering much of the New World so quickly?*** - Answer the question in complete sentences using at least 3 examples. JAGS the answertry using this: The Spanish were successful in conquering the New World because. Why did it work? Answers Include Strategy They used other tribes against the main Empires Armor They had light armor for protection against the natives weapons made of stone, wood, flint and obsidian Domesticated Animals They had horse and mules to transport them. They had pigs to feed them and they had war dogs to protect them. Firearms They had gunpowder, cannon and guns that the natives could not defend against. Disease The Spanish brought diseases like smallpox, malaria and measles with them that the natives had no natural defenses for.