COLONIZ ATION AND

EXPLORATIONT H E R I C H E S O F A S I A

CURRENT EVENTS

HOMEWORK CHECK!

• Map check!

• Exchange with a partner. Write your name at the bottom

of the page.

Instructions: (1) Identify the following : Atlantic Ocean, North America, England, France, Spain, Portugal, India, Bahamas. (2) Draw a line separating the “Old World” from the “New World.”

NAME: _______________________________

“OLD WORLD”

“NEW WORLD

DO NOWList at least 10 places you would like to

visit in the next 5 years.

Step 2Out of the 10 places, choose 1

place to answer the following questions:

1. Who would you want to take with you?2. How long do you want to visit?3. What would you want to do while there?4. What would you bring back?5. If you like the location, would you consider moving permanently? (bridge for colonization)

WHAT IS IN ASIA THAT EUROPEANS WOULD WANT?

The spirit of the Renaissance helped fuel

what came to be know as the Age of

Exploration.

Why?

Leonardo Da Vinci

Galileo Galilei

The Duomo in Florence, Italy

Trade with Asia had been going on for centuries over land trade routes to Europe, with most trade going through Constantinople.

In 1453 the city of Constantinople fell to the Islamic Turkish army, and slammed the door shut on trade to the European Christian countries.

In order to continue trade with Asia and supply Europe with the items that they had grown to love like pepper and silk, the Europeans had to find trade routes by sea.

Fueled by an adventurous spirit, profit and curiosity the European countries would eventually circle the globe, discover new lands and new peoples.

Death of Ferdinand Magellan in the Phillippines 1521

The European countries of Spain, Portugal, England, France and the Netherlands took the lead in overseas exploration and trade.

WORKSHEET

•Complete your

worksheet.

•PP. 243 - 246

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