Write down three things

you learned about Europe

yesterday while working

on your gsprite.

Bell-Ringer 9/10

(If you did not finish yesterday, pick up a

textbook and continue working with pgs. 17-19.)

The Age of Exploration

In Europe

Strand #1

Standard #2

Age of exploration

I can identify the causes of the

age of exploration

Take out a blank sheet of

notebook paper and write your

name and the date at the top.

You will also need to take out

a blank sheet of paper for

notes.

Bell-Ringer 9/11

Write about the arrival of the

first Americans using the

following words correctly:

beringia, Mesoamerica, Paleo-

Indians, Hunter-gatherer,

sedentary, and nomadic

Bell-Ringer 9/11

The Age of Exploration

In Europe

Renaissance

Rebirth

Catholic church must complete

Christ’s goal

Diaspora

How did the renaissance

lead to the age of

exploration?

Economics

Politics

technology

ideology

How did the renaissance lead to the age of exploration?

Economics

How did the renaissance lead to the age of exploration?

Politics

How did the renaissance lead to the age of exploration?

Technology

How did the renaissance lead to the age of exploration?

Ideology

The

Iberian Wave

Portugal

Spain

Both countries had large

numbers of Muslims after

the Crusades

Both countries also had

problems with Italy

dominating overland trade

Goal: Open new trade routes to Asia

via the oceans

Problem: Unreliable cartography

Prince Henry The Navigator

invested time, effort, and

resources into exploration

Dias

Reached the cape of

good hope in 1488

Charted the African

coast

De Gama

Sailed around Africa

to India in 1497

Returned with a 6000%

profit

Magellan

First crew to

circumnavigate the

globe

Proved Columbus right

Reconquista

Why was Spain behind?