Note: You do not need to include accents over letters while spelling explorers' names in this lesson.

European Trading

Why did Europeans want to find a
water route to Asia?

Improvements in
Navigation

astrolabe - an
instrument that
measured the
positions of the
stars and planets

compass - shows the
direction of the magnetic
north

Why was the caravel an improvement
on earlier ships?

caravel - sailing
vessel designed for
rough seas and long
voyages

The Voyages of
Columbus

Why did Columbus want to sail west
to reach Asia?

Where did Columbus land?

Map Skills

pg. 227

Naming the
Americas

How did Vespucci’s ideas about the
lands he explored differ from those of
Columbus?

Why was Amerigo Vespucci’s name
put on a world map?

The Race Begins

A Variety of Goals

What are three reasons that explorers
went to the Americas?

How did Balboa’s exploration extend
European knowledge of the world?

A Voyage Around
the World

What was important about the
discovery of the Strait of Magellan?

Strait of Magellan -
a narrow waterway
at the southern end
of South America

(add to Latin
America map)

Map Skills

pg. 229