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Bellwork : Intro to Exploration (384-5)
Why were European explorers attracted to Asia?
Explain the economic motives for exploration.
How did religion impact exploration?
List two technological advances that improved exploration.
THINKER:
Make
a connection How did the new Renaissance mindset lead to exploration
?
Slide2Unit 4: New Discoveries & Ideas
1450-1700
Topics Addressed:
European Exploration
Monarchies of Europe
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment
Political Changes!
Slide3Intro to Exploration
Early navigators relied on landmarks, the stars, and the sun to determine their
directions
not always accurate!
Most
people believed the earth was flat!
During the Renaissance, technology increased
compasses, ships,
latitude/longitude,
etc.
These new advances led to the
Age
of
Exploration
!
Explorers set out to
claim new land (European empires), resources (gold), spread religion, and
develop
trade routes.
Slide4This is the world, as most of you know it:
Slide5Slide6Slide7Slide8Age of Exploration Map Activity
Slide9BW discussion: Causes of Exploration
Why were European explorers attracted to
Asia
?
Explain the
economic motives
for exploration.
How did
religion
impact exploration?
List two
technological advances
that improved exploration.
THINKER:
Make
a connection How did the new
Renaissance mindset
lead to exploration
?
Slide10Age of Exploration
During the Renaissance, there
were six main
explorers:
Bartholomeu
Dias
Vasco de Gama
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Ferdinand
Magellan
Hernando
Cortes
Let’s map their routes! Need six!
Slide11Bartholomeu Dias
1487
Slide12Christopher Columbus
1492
Slide13Vasco de Gama
1497
Slide14John Cabot
1497
Slide15Ferdinand Magellan - 1519
Slide16Hernando Cortes - 1519
Slide172016 lesson - Exploration
To learn more about the successes of exploration, you are going to complete an exploration
worksheet.
You will work
independently to
read and research
information
on
exploration. (chapter 17)
This covers the entire section of
exploration so
make sure you work effectively!
Worth
20
points!
Follow all guidelines on the assignment handout.