1. Knowledge Connections Definition Picture Term Vocabulary  EmpireColony

2. Essential Question Why did Europeans start exploring unknown oceans and seas?

3. When did ocean exploration begin? The Age of Exploration began in the late 1400s Trade lured Europeans into the unknown oceans and seas

4. Why not travel by land? Europeans wanted to trade with Asian countries, like China However, they had to find a way to get around the Ottoman and Italian merchants who controlled the trade routes Answer = Finding an all water route to Asia

5. Who was Prince Henry? PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR  Never made an ocean voyage of his own  Sent sailors to map out the west coast of Africa  Started the Portuguese EMPIRE Son of Portugal’s King Group of territories under the control of one government

6. Who was Bartholomeu Dias? BARTHOLOMEU DIAS Explored the southern tip of Africa Portuguese Explorer

7. Who was Vasco da Gama? VASCO DA GAMA  Rounded the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope)  Made it all the way to India  Found an all water route to Asia Portuguese Explorer

8. Who was Christopher Columbus? CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Explorer Italian – but sailed for Spain Wanted to find an all water route to Asia by sailing West Made a total of four voyages Never realized he had found a new continent

9. Who was Ferdinand Magellan? FERDINAND MAGELLAN Explorer  Portuguese – but sailed for Spain  Sailed around South America  First to CIRCUMNAVIGATE the globe Sail around the Earth

10. Who were the conquistadors? CONQUISTADORS Spanish conquerors HERNANDO CORTES Conquered the Aztec Empire FRANCISCO PIZARRO Conquered the Incan Empire Used force to take over islands in the Caribbean, as well as places in Central America, South America, and southwestern North America

11. What nations were competing for empires? England France Spain The Netherlands All sent out explorers in hopes of building an empire for their nation

12. Essential Question Why did Europeans start exploring unknown oceans and seas?

13. Europeans began exploring unknown oceans and seas