Explorers and Traders

Portugal ‘s

Explorers

Prince Henry the Navigator 1421

What did Prince Henry start?A. pizza parlorB. store for tradingC. School of NavigationD. Traveling in a ship with a motor

C

Prince Henry started the School of Navigation

Prince Henry the Navigator wanted to send explorers farther down the coast of Africa, to find a short cut to Asia.By the time of his death, the explorers had only made it ___,

A. to the AmericasB. around the bulge of Western Africa

C. ItalyD. Canada

BThe explorers had only made itaround the bulge of Western Africa

The Race Around Africa

Bartolomeu Dias1488

Bartolomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa. The Portuguese named the tip of Africa the ________ .

A. Bottom of the Earth B. Cape CodC. Cape FearD. Cape of Good Hope

DThe Portuguese named the tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope

Vasco da Gama 1490’s

Vasco de Gama led expeditions all the way to Asia. He was the first to reach what country in Asia?A. Saudi ArabiaB. RussiaC. IndiaD. Mongolia

CVasco de Gama was the first to reachIndia in Asia

Spain’s

Explorers

Christopher Columbus1492

Christopher Columbus sailed across the __________ Ocean to the Caribbean in _______ America.A. Atlantic Ocean South AmericaB. Pacific Ocean North AmericaC. Indian Ocean South AmericaD. Atlantic Ocean North America

DChristopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean in North America

Ferdinand Magellan1519

Ferdinand Magellan was the first to ______________ . A. fall off the EarthB. sail to AfricaC. circumnavigate the globeD. sail in three ships across the Atlantic Ocean

CFerdinand Magellan was the first to circumnavigate the world

Circumnavigation-

sail completely around the world

England’s Explorers

John Cabot 1497

John Cabot led expeditions to Newfoundland, __________________.

A. CanadaB. PortugalC. UkraineD. Russia

AJohn Cabot led expeditions to Newfoundland, Canada

Why did explorers take great risk to explore new lands?G – GloryG GoldG God

What were the outcomes of exploration?

Clash of culturesReligious conversionsSpread of diseasesSlavery

When European countries founded many new colonies on land and began to control the government and economy of of another’s country. This is called __________________ .

A. ColonialismB. FacismC. ImperialismD. Militarism

CImperialism –Practice of one country controlling the government and economy of another country