Age of Exploration
Agenda
1. Bell Ringer: Why would we explore other continents? (5)2. Age of Exploration Brief Lecture (15)3. Video clip: Effects of Exploration (12)4. Exploration Map (10)5. Explorer Project Overview (20)
1. Goanimate2. Powerpoints3. Photopeach4. Notes Pages
6. Quick Quiz: Ottoman and Mughal Empire (10)
What are they looking for?
• God– The desire to spread
religion
• Gold– The need for riches and
raw materials
• Glory– Rise of Empires, now
everyone wants control over somebody else.
Bartolomeu Dias
• 1488, manages to sail around the southern tip of Africa, eliminating the land trades routes through the Middle East.
• He wants to go to India, but the crew refuses.
What is the impact on trade from this voyage?
Groups and Roles
• Each person will have a responsibility within the group. Those responsibilities may overlap slightly, but they are there to maintain a good work ethic.– Researcher and Citations (1)– Creative Director, Putting Presentation together (2)– Activity and Notes Creator (1)– All should have a hand in the editing process, and
final presentation.
Agenda Presentation Day
1. Bell Ringer: Why did the Native American Population die upon meeting the Europeans?
2. Brief Lecture: Explorers not covered…3. Guidelines for Presentations/Rubrics4. Presentations
1. Pizarro2. De Gama3. Magellan4. Cortez5. Columbus
Jacques Cartier
• Originally set sail from France to locate an Asian trade route in 1534.
• He enters North America through Canada, and sails to the Great Lakes.
• No trade route is found, but they would attempt settlement in the 1540s.
Francis Drake- English Explorer
• Took 3 years and successfully circumnavigated the globe.
• In 1588 helps defeat the Spanish Armada as it attacks the English Navy.