1. AIM What drives Europeans to want to explore India?
Versus
DO NOW: Pretend you are an explorer in the 1400’s.
You are asked to explore a completely UNKNOWN
island. You do not know what lives there, how to get
there (exactly) or how long you will be there.
What will you do?
 What rewards (besides jewels) might come
from exploring the sea?
 What risks might you entail by embarking on
such an unknown journey?

2. FOR GOLD, GOD, and GLORY!
 GOLD! (WEALTH! )
 New spices in Europe
(introduced during the Italians
sell it
Crusades) = demand Muslims sold
to Europe
Spices to Italians
for the spices. for lots of $
for
MORE $$$
 Europeans wanted to cut
out the middle man !
 Europeans try to find
new trade routes Europe buys
because they want new it for a
higher price
sources of wealth.

3. GOD (Spread of Christianity)
 The Crusades pushed Christians to feel it
was their duty to spread their religion and
convert people to Christianity ( and not to be
Muslim)
 Bartolomeu Dias – “ To serve God and His
Majesty, to give light to those who were in
darkness, and to grow rich as all men desire
to do.”:

4. GLORY !
• BEING “The FIRST!”
• First to: Find an spice?
Find a area?
Create a trading port?
Control a COUNTRY!?

5. TECHNOLOGY HELPS !
 Theintroduction of the Caravel made
travel easier !
– 65 feet long = more space for food/ppl.
– Able to explore
close to shore.
- Larger sails for
easier movement
and power!

6. New Maritime Technologies
Better Maps
[Portulan]
Hartman Astrolabe
(1532)
Mariner’s Compass

7. New Weapons
Technology

8. Christopher Columbus
[1451-1506]

9. Columbus’ Four Voyages

10. Other Voyages of
Exploration

11. Ferdinand Magellan & the
First Circumnavigation of
the World:
Early 16 c

12. Atlantic Explorations
Looking for “El Dorado”

13. Class Work
• Use the article you read and annotated
to make a list of motives and advances
• Work with your partner to answer the
questions and create a poster.