Exploration Day One:
Please fill in the blanks using the Powerpoint. Answer the questions below.
Vocabulary
 Henry the Navigator:
 Vasco Da Gama:
 Christopher Columbus:
 Ferdinand Magellan:
 Circumnavigate:
 Francis Drake:
 Spanish Armada:
The Big Idea
 European explorers made discoveries that brought _____________________,
__________________, and ________________________ to their countries.
Main Ideas
 Europeans had the _________________ and ______________________ to explore.
 Portuguese and Spanish _________________________led to discoveries of new
____________________, ______________________, and
_____________________________.
 English and French explorers found ________________ in
___________________________.
 A new European _______________________ developed because of the discoveries.
Desire and Opportunity to Explore:
 European explorers made discoveries that brought knowledge, wealth, and influence to their countries. o An interest in discovery and exploration grew in ________________in the
_________________________. o Improvements in n_______________ tools, ____________________, and
___________________________ allowed European sailors to go farther than ever before.
 Reasons to Explore o People in Europe wanted ________________ from _________________. Italy and ___________ controlled the _____________________ and charged high prices.

o Europeans wanted to find their ___________________ routes so they wouldn’t have to _________________ the fees. o ______________________wanted to spread their_________________ about
_____________________to other parts of the _______________________. o Advances in ______________________ made exploration possible.
 Advances in Technology o Sailors now had ____________________ such as the ______________ and the
_____________________ to find new ___________________. o More accurate ____________________allowed ________________ to travel from one ___________________ to the next by using the
___________________________ and by not having to follow the
_____________________. o Shipbuilders, especially the ______________________, made new
__________________ with better ___________________ and better
_______________________.
Portuguese and Spanish Exploration:
 Portuguese and Spanish explorations led to discoveries of new trade routes, lands, and people. o Prince ___________________________ was responsible for most of
_________________success on the seas. He built an _____________________ and a ___________________________ school and paid people to
________________ on explorations.
 Africa o In 1498 ______________________ sailed around__________________ and landed on the west coast of ______________________. o This established the sea route to _____________________.
 A “New World” o Spanish explorers called the ________________ the “____________________.” o One ______________ sailor, _____________________, believed that he could reach ____________________ by sailing _______________ across the
________________________. o The king and queen of _____________ gave __________________ the money to make his journey. o In _________________________ Columbus landed on a
_______________________ in the_____________________. He believed that he had reached ______________________. o __________________________ was the first explorer to sail around the tip of
______________________ and _____________________, or go all the way around, the globe.
****The first people to “discover the Americas were the Vikings”****

 Conquest of America o When ________________ explorers arrived in ______________________, the
____________________ and ____________________ empires were at the
_____________________ of their powers. o Spanish explorers in the New World found ___________ and
_________________as they conquered the ___________________- there. o They also passed along _________________ to the _____________peoples that killed possibly more than __________________________ of them.
Europeans in America
 Exploring New Lands o Since the ____________________ and ____________________ already held the
_________________routes through the Americas, the _____________________ and ________________ explored northern routes. o The ________________ sailor ___________________- sailed along North
America’s coast in search of the __________________ passage. o Although a northern route to ___________ was not _________________-, these explorers claimed __________________ lands for their counties. o The French established ____________________________-in present-day
___________________ in the early ____________________. o In 1607, ___________________ established _____________________. o The _________________ established the settler colony of
____________________________.
 Competing for Land and Wealth o The Spanish _________________ the __________________ and
_____________________ from the former _______________ and
________________ empires. o An English sailor named ___________________ began stealing
________________ and _____________________- from the Spanish ships
 Defeat of the Spanish Armada o The Spanish were ________________ with the English for these
______________ and sent __________________, known as the_______________________________, to
______________________________ England. o The ___________ ships were ___________ and had better __________. They were able to defeat the __________.
A New European World View
 A new European worldview developed because of the discoveries. o The explorations brought new __________________ and _______________ and
_______________ that some old __________________ were _______________.

o _________________ made ________________ maps that reflected new
__________________. o New trade routes gave more _____________ for _________________ and
__________________. o Europeans spread their _______________ around the world by establishing
___________________ and setting up new trade ____________________.