Bell Ringer: 10/12 & 10/15• What are the 3 G’s?• What is a caravel?• What were some of the “riches” explorers

were looking for?

Age of Exploration: Explorers

Today’s Objectives• Identify the early explorers, where they were

from, the route they took and their significance to exploration.

• Explain how the process of exploration turns into colonization.

• Explain the concept of mercantilism and how it encouraged colonization.

The Explorers

• As we go through the notes complete the following…– Fill in your chart.– Draw the route on your map.

Bartholomeu DiasPortuguese explorer who explored Africa’s coast. He led the first

expedition to sail around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, but did not get to India.

Christopher ColumbusItalian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India—he sailed for Spain’s Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand II. He “discovered” America.

Vasco da GamaPortuguese explorer who discovered an ocean route from Portugal to

India around the Cape of Good Hope (Africa). This voyage gave Portugal a direct route to India.

Amerigo VespucciBorn in Italy in 1454, he was one of the first explorers to think that the places he had visited were not part of Asia (as Columbus thought), but

rather a New World. He sailed for Portugal.

Treaty of Tordesillas• A line that was agreed upon

by the Spanish and Portuguese to clear up any confusion on the newly claimed land in the New World.

• Spain had control of territories to the West, Portugal had territories to the East.

• Age of Exploration Columbus Voyage - YouTube

Ferdinand MagellanLed the first European expedition to circumnavigate the globe. Died in

1521 and Elcano took over the voyage. (See * on map for where Magellan died.) Through this expedition, Spain claimed the Philippines.

Jacques CartierFrench explorer who led three expeditions to Canada in 1535.

Sir Francis DrakeBritish Explorer who led second expedition to sail around the globe (1577-1580). He also led the English fleet to defeat the

Spanish Armada in 1588 for Queen Elizabeth.

The process of Exploration to Colonization

Explorers Conquistadors Missionaries Settlers

Colonies• Europeans competed to

make money and get glory.• Europeans wanted colonies

for their resources and as markets to sell products.

• Colony = settlement ruled by a parent country.

MercantilismMercantilism:

– Belief that wealth equals power– Countries want colonies to get wealth– Wealth is measured by gold and silver– Colonies exist to serve parent country– Spain takes a lot of gold (bullion) from the New

World.

Exploration Olympics

Spain vs. Portugal for exploration domination!