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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration. Today I will learn why explorers investigated new land Today my job is to complete the explorers worksheet. John Cabot. Born in Italy (Giovanni Caboto ) Sailed for England 1497-1498 Wanted to find a route to Asia Claimed land for England. Vasco De Gama.

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Age of Exploration

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  1. Age of Exploration Today I will learn why explorers investigated new land Today my job is to complete the explorers worksheet

  2. John Cabot • Born in Italy (Giovanni Caboto) • Sailed for England 1497-1498 • Wanted to find a route to Asia • Claimed land for England

  3. Vasco De Gama • Born in Portugal • Sailed for Portugal from 1497-1503 • Found the first all water route to Asia • He established trade and on subsequent trips slaughtered many Muslims

  4. Ferdinand Magellan • Born in Portugal • Sailed for Spain 1519-1521 • He wanted to circumnavigate the world • He died while fighting Natives in the Philippines • His ship made it back to Spain the next year

  5. Jacques Cartier • Born in France • Sailed for King Francis the I of France from 1534-1541 • He was looking for gold, other riches, spices and a faster route to Asia • Tried to establish a settlement. He abandoned it and returned to France.

  6. Henry Hudson • Born in England • Sailed for England and the East India Company • Searched for an ice-free passage to Asia • Voyages searching for Asia from 1607-1611 • Hudson traded and fought with natives

  7. Hernando Cortes • Born in Spain • Explored for Spain 1519-1541, wanted to find a straight to the ocean • Defeated the Aztec Empire in present day Mexico

  8. Christopher Columbus • Born in Italy • Sailed for Spain from 1492-1504 • Looking for a waterway to Asia • Established colonies in the West Indies

  9. Francisco Pizarro • Born in Spain • Conquistador for Spain from 1526-1541 • Defeated the Inca Empire who controlled present day Peru, Ecuador and Chile • Gained control through violence

  10. Samuel de Champlain • Born in France • Sailed and governed for France 1601-1635 • He explored Canada and helped establish Quebec as a city and trading post

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