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.