Aim: What caused the Age of Exploration?
L79
Do Now: Copy your weekly words in your glossary
11. Cartography- the art and science of mapmaking
12. Age of Exploration- the time period in history in
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which Europeans began exploring all areas of the
world
Circumnavigate-to travel completely around
something (ex. The Earth)
Epidemic- a widespread disease
Conquistadors - Spanish explorers and
conquerors
Mercantalism- economic policy where countries
sell more than they buy
Age of Exploration---Causes
 GOLD
 Opportunity for wealth
 In the form of new resources and colonies
 GOD
 Chance to convert new people to their religion
 Used missionary missions to complete this
 GLORY
 Need to find new trade routes to Asia (this would
make them famous)
 Asia had spices that were highly desirable, especially
for the preservation of food
 Europeans wanted to stop the Muslim and Italian hold
on Asian trade
Advanced technology made the
3G’s happen!!
 Compass-- invented in China,
navigation device
 Improved Maps-- with the creation of
the longitude and latitude system maps
are more accurate
 Astrolabe-- navigation device that uses
the stars to pinpoint location.
Steps for DBQs
 1) Read the question
 2) Read and annotate the document
 3) Answer the question
 4) Check to be sure you have at least 1
Evaluation, Connection and/or
Prediction in your margin (this will be
used for your essay!)
Exit Quiz
1) What are the 3 Gs?
2) Name the 3 new inventions that were
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created
Define circumnavigate
Define epidemic
Where did Columbus land?
What was the Age of Exploration?
Define conquistador
What were the risks of exploring?
Risks of Exploring
 Disease!!!
 Starvation
 Mutiny
Aim: How did technological progress
lead to Exploration?
L80
 Do Now: Using complete this chart
Cause of
Exploration
Possible Risks
Riddle me improvements
 On your handout you will see a series
of documents/riddles.
 Work as a team to determine what new
inventions were created during the Age
of Exploration based on the clues.
(Use the DBQ steps to help you!!)
Map from 1500’s
What is the latitude and longitude of?
Where in the world is Jen?
 10 S and 50 W
 60 N and 10 E
 30 N and 30 E
 20 N and 75 E
 70 N and 40 W
 30 S and 25 E
 40 N and 20 E
Where in the world is Jen?
 I am standing outside at 60ºN latitude
and 140E
 I am standing outside at 10ºN latitude,
and 60W
 I am standing outside at 35ºN latitude,
and 140 E
 I am standing outside at 40ºS latitude,
and 60E