I CAN
List 3 reasons people explored
Identify Henry the Navigator
State what Magellan accomplished
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Exploration
God, Glory, or
Gold?
Explorer
Explorers are
people who
travel to or
investigate
unknown places.
Why did people explore new
lands?
GOD
Religion was very
important to people,
and many explorers
left their own country
to spread their
religion to new
lands.
GLORY
Many average people
longed to have
“celebrity status” so
they would set out on
an adventurous
voyage on the open
seas to see what they
could find.
GOLD
Explorers took the
risk of setting sail
because the pay off
could be HUGE. If
an explorer found
new land, he would
be paid in gold and
riches by the king
and queen.
Henry the Navigator
To bring Portugal more
trade and power and
to spread
Christianity, this
prince sponsored
expeditions.
1415- School for
Navigation
Glory, God or Gold?
Vasco da Gama
1498-Sailed around the Africa to
India
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=eEPcyk8G6is
Christopher Columbus
He set sail looking
for riches to
bring back to
the King and
Queen of Spain.
God, Glory, or Gold?
Ferdinand Magellan
He searched for a
passage to the
Pacific Ocean
because he wanted
his crew to be the
first to
circumnavigate the
world.
God, Glory, or
Gold?
Ponce de Leon
He searched for the
“fountain of youth”,
but was unsuccessful.
He later established
St. Augustine
Florida.
God, Glory, or Gold?
Vasco de Balboa
He sailed to the new
world to claim land,
gold, and other
riches for his country
of Spain.
GOD, GLORY, or GOLD?
What would you do?