Compare this map  1492 of 1492 with a map 2015 from 2015 World map 2015 Do Now On review sheet come up with at least 3 similarities and 3 differences

This was only 50 years after the printing press was invented Do you think the printing press had an effect on progress by 1492?

Why do you think people from Europe decided to explore the world?

There were many reasons Europe wanted to explore Knowledge Gold Religion Find a route to the Far East Let’s explore each reason!

Gain More Knowledge Europeans wanted to know more about the world Europeans wanted to know more about the world Most Europeans never left Europe Most Europeans never left Europe What did the new lands look like? What did the new lands look like? How large was it? How large was it?

Gold, Silver, Precious Stones Europeans needed money because they were constantly at war

Europeans wanted to convert more people to Christianity Europeans wanted to escape religious persecution

Animal furs became very valuable in Europe for clothing In particular, Europeans searched for beaver fur

Needed salt, pepper, & other spices to keep meat fresh and give it flavor Spices were found in Asia Spices were found in Asia But land routes were dangerous with mountains, different climates, and thieves along the way But land routes were dangerous with mountains, different climates, and thieves along the way

Arabia Sahara Dessert China India Eastern Europe Pacific Ocean Marco Polo’s Journey Marco Polo’s When Europeans heard of Marco Polo’s travels to the Far East, there began a quest to find a faster route to it. Masts Rudders A Boat’s keel improved greatly It was also a time when seafaring vessels improved greatly. By then the great ships of the oceans had keels, rudders and masts.

Europeans believed they owned the land that they explored This included the land’s natural resources and its people (slaves)

traveling west In 1492, Columbus began the journeys to the Far East by traveling west, not realizing that two continents and two oceans would stop him and his crew. Arabia Sahara Dessert China India Eastern Europe Pacific Ocean Marco Polo’s Journey

Balboa reaches the calm Pacific shores Henry Hudson sailing up the Hudson River, of all places The Age of Explorers 1492 – 1630 This was a time of exploration and discovery. Columbus, Hudson, Magellan, Balboa and countless other explorers left their homelands in Europe to find shorter trade routes. There is evidence that Leif Erikson and other Vikings reached North America around 1000 A.D. Christopher Columbus

Spain and Portugal took the lead in exploration, sending conquistadors across the ocean in search of riches for their home country. Our review will begin with the Spanish conquistadors. In time England, France and the Netherlands would join the exploration.

As we know, Conquistadors searched the New World for riches and claimed the land for Spain. They were merciless and deceptive in their treatment of the Native Americans, killing and enslaving as they conquered.

Within 15 years, the Spanish defeated 2 powerful empires in the Western Hemisphere more of them Although there were fewer soldiers, the Spanish had horses, armor and powerful weapons, and more of them More importantly, they brought diseases to the Americas, which the Native Americans had never experienced nor the immunity to protect themselves

The new world got grapes, bananas and horses to name just a few items. CanadaEurope Canada EuropeAmerica CaribbeanAfrica Islands Islands South America closer As a result of the age of exploration the world got a little closer. wealth It began to share its wealth. Up to that time, Europe was without tomato, corn (maize) and cacao bean (the source of chocolate). Columbian Exchange. It was known as the Columbian Exchange. Up to that time, Europe was without tomato, corn (maize) and cacao bean (the source of chocolate).

Holland, France and England joined the exploration of the New World.

Religious Freedom Political Oppression Indentured Servant Escape Poverty English settlers came to America for a variety of reasons – mostly to escape problems they faced in England In short, they wanted to start a new life start a new life !

The first permanent English settlement was Jamestown, Virginia.

government -had its own government England -had the support of England For instance, Roanoke was earlier but did not have any survivors when supply ships returned from England survive -was the first settlement to survive beyond settlement and continue as a colony Jamestown was considered a success because it:

French settlers were interested in fur trade and converting natives to Christianity. They knew the natives were essential to survival in the New World. Unlike the Spanish, French explorers treated Native Americans fairly.

Differences of Spanish and French Explorers The French treated the natives fairly. The French treated the natives fairly. The Spanish were cruel and betrayed their trust and enslaved those not killed. The Spanish were cruel and betrayed their trust and enslaved those not killed.

B. They both came to get land and resources. A. They both needed Native Americans to survive. Similarities of French and Spanish treatment of Native Americans: C. They both came to convert natives to Christianity