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Chapter 2-Exploration. Far East For many years Europeans knew of a distant land called the Asia, or the Far East They wanted to explore routes to the Far East These explorations would change History. Ideas of Exploration Begin.
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Chapter 2-Exploration • Far East • For many years Europeans knew of a distant land called the Asia, or the Far East • They wanted to explore routes to the Far East • These explorations would change History
Ideas of Exploration Begin • Land route from the Far East to Europe was dangerous, rough, and took a long time • 1400 events that helped Exploration • Compass-helped with direction • Makmaking- maps were more accurate, and showed the earth was round • Globe-model of the earth-but the early globes only showed one ocean between Europe and Asia
Marco Polo • Book Published in 1477 • His book explained the experiences of Marco Polo who had explored the Far East during the 1200’s • China being a land of great wealth • Excited Europeans • Dreaming of finding safer and shorter water route to Asia and its riches • Given the name Indies: because it included India, China, and the Spice Islands
Christopher Columbus and His Voyage • Wanted to find an all water route to the Indies • Also was one of the many who believed the earth was round, and that he could reach the indies by sailing west • Funded by the Queen of Spain • 1492 set sail with his 3 ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria • October 12, 1492 he thought he had reached the Indies • Called the there indians
Exploration Continues • John Cabot (1497) • Sailed and landed on New Foundland and claimed land for England • Disappointed he didn’t find the rich cities of China • Amerigo Vespucci (1497) • Made voyages to South America and claimed he found new land. • Europe was impressed and named the new land “America” or the New World
Explorers • Juan Ponce de Leon (1513) • Led a search to find gold and the “Fountain of Youth” • Reached the southeastern tip of the mainland and named it Florida • Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1513) • Also in search of gold and silver • First person to see the Pacific Ocean • Francisco Pizzaro was with Balboa and learned of the Incas and their riches • Defeated the Incas and shipped large amounts of gold to Spain
Explorers • Ferdinand Magellan(1519) • Trip around the World • Sailing to the Far East, rounded the tip of South America and made it to the Far East • Magellan was killed in the Philippines • Proved the earth was indeed round
Explorers • Hernando Cortes (1519) • Reached the coast of Mexico searching for gold and silver • Defeated the Aztec King and Empire • Giovanni da Verrazano (1524) • Searching for the Northwest Passage (northern water route to the Far East) • reached North Carolina and sailed up to New Foundland
Explorers • Jacques Cartier (1534) • Searching for the Northwest passage • Sailed the St Lawrence River but realized he failed in finding the Northwest Passage but claimed many lands for France • Sir Francis Drake (1577) • Second trip around the world • Sailed around South America up to Washington and back to England
English and French colonies • Spanish Armada (1588) • Defeat of the Spanish fleet by the English • Weakening Spanish power and increasing England's power • Roanoke Island (Lost Colony) • First colony in the New World, led by Sir Walter Raleigh • 3 different expeditions to create the colony • On the 3rd time coming back to Roanoke Island, there was no one, the group disappeared • Words CRO and CROATOAN, found on two trees
First Colonies • Quebec (French Colony) • First French colony started by Samuel de Champlain • France’s territories in the New World were called New France • Jamestown (English Colony) • Named after King James I • First permanent English settlement in the New World