1. Lesson 2.4: Early European Exploration

2.  What country did Martin Luther live in? (also the start of the Protestant Reformation)  What problem did the king of England, Henry VIII have with the Catholic Church?  What did he do to solve this problem?  What was the Inquisition?  Will the peasants of Sliwadia behave? KNIGHT’S CHARGE

3. WEIRD DISNEY FACT OF THE DAY! Cartoons featuring Donald Duck were originally banned in Finland! Why? Because he doesn’t wear any pants!

4.  Motivations for exploring the seas:  Life expectancy is up!  Demand for goods in Europe is high!  People begin looking for riches! MOTIVATIONS

5.  The most valued non-monetary items were…SPICES!  Used to:  Preserve food  Make Medicine  Flavor Meat  Make Luxury items like perfume SPICES

6.  Arab and Italian traders controlled the market because of their position.  Other Europeans want to find a more direct route to Asia. CONTROL

7.  Portugal becomes the first Western European country to try and break into the trade market.  First stop for them…Africa! PORTUGAL AS LEADER

9.  The Portuguese mapped Africa in an attempt to find a faster Water route to Asia.  The Southern tip of Africa became called The Cape of Good Hope. MAPPING AFRICA

10.  Vasco De Gama – Lead 4 ships around the Cape of Good Hope to India to find spices.  On the trip back, more than half died of Thirst, Hunger, and Scurvy! (A disease resulting from not enough vitamin C)  However, the spices sold for TONS of money (Schmoney? No…money ) PORTUGUESE EXPLORERS

11.  After De Gama’s voyage, the Portuguese made a trading post EMPIRE around the Cape of Good Hope. PORTUGAL

12.  Christopher Columbus sails for Spain –  Spain’s king and queen, Ferdinand and Isabella, sponsored Christopher Columbus (an Italian) to find a new route to India.  Columbus sailed west, hoping to go around the world and to run into India on the other side.  3 Ships:  Nina  Pinta  Santa Maria SPAIN

13.  After 3 months, Columbus landed in the Caribbean Islands in August of 1492.  He called the people he met Indians, because he actually thought he was in India. COLUMBUS

14.  Spain and Portugal were rivals. They make a treaty about who should “own” and “control” the newfound territories. The Treaty was called the Treaty of Tordesillas.  The treaty created a “Line of Demarcation.” This line divided the world in half.  Portugal gets the right (India).  Spain gets the left (“new world”)  TREATY OF TORDESILLAS

15.  Amerigo Vespucci (Italian) –  Mapped most of the land in the new continents.  He named these new areas…The Americas. MORE

16.  Ferdinand Magellan – First person to circumnavigate the world.  Circumnavigate – Sail around the world. MAGELLAN

17.  Portugal would take control of most of the continent of Africa, looking for things like:  Gold  Ivory  Slaves… AFRICA

18. Open Note Quiz Tomorrow! Feudalism Through Reformation (Big Quiz) UH OH…

19. John Green Time! YAY