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3. Guide to Reading Main Idea Key Terms
In search of trade routes, Portuguese explorers ushered in an era of overseas exploration. 
Key Terms
line of demarcation 
strait 
circumnavigate
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4. Guide to Reading (cont.)
Reading Strategy
Organizing Information  As you read the section, re-create the diagram on page 43 of your textbook and identify explorers, when they traveled, and where they went. 
Read to Learn
how Portugal led the way in overseas exploration. 
about Columbus’s plan for sailing to Asia.
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5. Guide to Reading (cont.)
Section Theme
Geography and History  In 1400 Europeans had a limited knowledge of the geography of the world.
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Compass
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7. Seeking New Trade Routes
The Portuguese were the leaders of early exploration. 
They hoped to find a new route to China and India. 
They also helped to find a more direct way to get West African gold. 
Prince Henry of Portugal (also called Henry the Navigator) set up a center for exploration so that scientists could share their knowledge with shipbuilders and sailors.
(pages 43–44)
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8. Seeking New Trade Routes (cont.)
Ships sailed south along the coast of West Africa (also called the Gold Coast) where they traded for gold and ivory. 
In 1487 Bartholomeu Dias explored the southernmost part of Africa. 
This became known as the Cape of Good Hope. 
The king of Portugal hoped the passage around the tip of Africa would lead to a new route to India.
(pages 43–44)
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9. Seeking New Trade Routes (cont.)
In 1497 Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. 
He visited East African cities and reached India in 1498.
(pages 43–44)
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11. Columbus Crosses the Atlantic
The Vikings reached North America and established settlements in Iceland and Greenland in the 800s and 900s. 
Viking sailor Leif Eriksson explored land west of Greenland known as Vinland about the year 
Historians think that Vinland was North America. 
No one is sure what other parts of North America the Vikings explored.
(pages 45–49)
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12. Columbus Crosses the Atlantic (cont.)
Queen Isabella of Spain sponsored Columbus on his first voyage in August 
He set out with three ships to find a route to Asia. 
On October 12, 1492, he spotted land, named it San Salvador, and claimed it for Spain. 
He did not know that he had reached the Americas. He was convinced that he had reached the East Indies.
(pages 45–49)
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13. Columbus Crosses the Atlantic (cont.)
Columbus made three additional voyages in 1493, 1498, and 
He explored the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola, Cuba, and Jamaica and sailed along the coasts of Central America and northern South America. 
He claimed these lands for Spain.
(pages 45–49)
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15. Columbus Crosses the Atlantic (cont.)
The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed by Spain and Portugal to clarify the line of demarcation between their lands in the Americas. 
The treaty moved the line farther west so that Portugal would not be at a disadvantage. 
Spain was to have control of all the lands to the west of the line, and Portugal was to have control of all the lands to the east of the line.
(pages 45–49)
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16. Columbus Crosses the Atlantic (cont.)
Amerigo Vespucci mapped South America’s coastline in 
He concluded South America was a continent, but not part of Asia. 
European geographers called the continent America, in honor of Amerigo Vespucci. 
Vasco Núñez de Balboa claimed the Pacific and adjoining lands for Spain.
(pages 45–49)
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17. Columbus Crosses the Atlantic (cont.)
Ferdinand Magellan, sailing from Spain in 1519, found a passage to the Pacific, the Strait of Magellan. 
Magellan sailed around South America and toward Spain. 
Magellan was killed in an island battle along the way, but a small number of his crew made it all the way to Spain. 
The crew became the first to circumnavigate the world.
(pages 45–49)
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Columbus Crosses the Atlantic (cont.)
Why did European explorers attempt these difficult journeys?
Possible answer: European explorers attempted these journeys because of the excitement, gaining wealth and fame, being dedicated to a goal, and so on.
(pages 45–49)
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Checking for Understanding
Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left.
__ 1. a narrow passageway connecting two larger bodies of water
__ 2. to sail around around the world
__ 3. an imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal B C A
A. line of demarcation
B. strait
C. circumnavigate
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Checking for Understanding
Reviewing Facts  Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas and when did they arrive?
The first Europeans to reach the Americas were the Vikings (c1000); Christopher Columbus (1492) and Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1513).
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Reviewing Themes
Geography and History What nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas? What was the purpose of the line of demarcation? How did the treaty affect European exploration of the Americas?
Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas. The line of demarcation determined control of lands by Spain (all lands west of the line) and Portugal (all lands east of the line).
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Critical Thinking
Making Inferences  For years, many history books claimed that “Columbus discovered America.” Why do you think Native Americans might disagree with the word “discovered” in this statement? What might be a better word?
Native Americans lived in the Americas before Columbus arrived. Better words may include: claimed, encountered, came upon, or reached.
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Analyzing Visuals
Geography Skills  Review the map of European voyages of exploration on page 48; then answer the questions that follow. When did Verrazano make his voyage? For what country did he sail? How did Cabot’s route to the Americas differ from that of Columbus?
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25. Maps and Charts 2

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Analyzing Visuals
Geography Skills  Review the map of European voyages of exploration on page 48; then answer the questions that follow. When did Verrazano make his voyage? For what country did he sail? How did Cabot’s route to the Americas differ from that of Columbus?
Verrazano made his voyage in He sailed for France. He traveled father north than Columbus.
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27. Make sure to label BOTH maps.
PART A: Draw a map of the world as you think Columbus might have seen it in Remember his error in calculating distance. Label as many countries (according to Columbus) as you can.
Then, on the back side of your paper, draw the world as we know it today. Label as many countries (according to what we know today) as you can.
Make sure to label BOTH maps.
PART B: Then, answer the following question on a separate sheet of paper and staple it to your map: Compare the world as Columbus knew it to the world we know today. What are the similarities? What are the differences? 3 paragraphs minimum.
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