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By the 1400s, the Silk Road was controlled by Muslims and was infested with bandits. It was no longer safe for Europeans to travel the Silk Road.
The Spanish had three major motivations during their explorations of the “New World” (remember them as the “Three G’ s ”):
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2. SC-PACT- Age of Exploration
- Read lesson 30 and 31 in the SC-PACT book.
- Take Cornell Notes
- Complete the lesson practice. Write the questions and the letter of the correct answer.
Closure: Something to think about.
Was it the Age of Exploration...or Invasion?
1. Describe 2 motives (reasons) that Europeans had for exploring the world.
2. Describe 2 advances in knowledge and technology that resulted from exploration.
Was it the Age of Exploration...or Invasion?
1. Describe 2 motives (reasons) that Europeans had for exploring the world.
2. Describe 2 advances in knowledge and technology that resulted from exploration.
Choose one review to practice.
- Read each question. Choose the best answer for each question.
- Keep answering until you get the question correct.
- Your score will show at the end after you answer all the questions.
World History Review-1
World History CST Review Test
World History CST Review Test
Review Test History to 1500
World History
Practice Test
World History CST Review Test
World History CST Review Test
Review Test History to 1500
World History
Practice Test
Explorer Vocabulary
http://quizlet.com/21510695/exploration-flash-cards/
http://www.studystack.com/flashcards-1234867
1. New World- North and South America, or the “Americas”
2. Christopher Columbus- Italian sailor (explored for Spain) who landed in the Bahamas in 1492
3. Henry the Navigator- Prince from Portugal who built a navigation school to teach sailors
4. Bartholomew Dias- Portuguese sailor who reached the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa in 1488
5. Vasco da Gama- Portuguese sailor who sailed around Africa in 1498 and reached India
6. Pedro Alvares Cabral- Portuguese sailor who accidentally “discovered” South America in 1500
7. Ferdinand Magellan- Portuguese sailor (sailed for Spain) who led part of the first expedition around the tip of South America and around the world beginning in 1519
8. Circumnavigate- to travel all the way around the globe
9. Sir Francis Drake- English sailor who stole treasure from Spanish transport ships in the Americas
10. Spanish Armada- part of Spain’s large navy that was defeated by England in 1588
http://quizlet.com/21510695/exploration-flash-cards/
http://www.studystack.com/flashcards-1234867
1. New World- North and South America, or the “Americas”
2. Christopher Columbus- Italian sailor (explored for Spain) who landed in the Bahamas in 1492
3. Henry the Navigator- Prince from Portugal who built a navigation school to teach sailors
4. Bartholomew Dias- Portuguese sailor who reached the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa in 1488
5. Vasco da Gama- Portuguese sailor who sailed around Africa in 1498 and reached India
6. Pedro Alvares Cabral- Portuguese sailor who accidentally “discovered” South America in 1500
7. Ferdinand Magellan- Portuguese sailor (sailed for Spain) who led part of the first expedition around the tip of South America and around the world beginning in 1519
8. Circumnavigate- to travel all the way around the globe
9. Sir Francis Drake- English sailor who stole treasure from Spanish transport ships in the Americas
10. Spanish Armada- part of Spain’s large navy that was defeated by England in 1588