1. Intro to the Age of Exploration

2. Copy these questions. Make sure to leave space for your answers! Discovery Ed: Age of Exploration Video Discovery Ed: Age of Exploration Video 1)Why did the Age of Exploration begin? 2)Describe the journey of Columbus. 3)How did America get its name? 4)What are the negative effects of the Age of Exploration?

3. The Age of Exploration Begins The major purpose of the Age of Exploration was to find new trade routes to Asia Muslims controlled land routes across the Middle East and did not allow Europeans to trade

4. Trade Routes Because Europeans were unable to trade along the Silk Road, they decided they would have to travel by sea to reach Asia They had two options: – Sail around Africa – Find a new route around the world

5. Sail around Africa Sailing around the tip of Africa was very dangerous because of the rough seas

6. Vasco de Gama A Portuguese explorer He was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498 – Sailed around Africa

7. Sail around the World Europeans did not know that the Americas were in the way At the time, most people believed the earth was flat

8. Ferdinand Magellan A Portuguese explorer His expedition became the first to travel all the way around the world in 1522 (he died in 1521)