What is Exploration
What does "exploration" mean?
Traveling to new places to learn and find things.
Why did explorers want gold?
Finish this rhyme: "In _____ Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue"
1492
Who was Marco Polo?
An explorer who traveled to China!
What was the "Old World"?
England, France, and Spain
Why do people explore?
Why did explorers want glory?
They wanted to be famous and powerful!
Where did Columbus want to go?
He wanted to go to Asia!
Who was John Cabot?
An explorer who found North America for England!
What was the "New World"?
The Americas (North and South America)
What is a map and did the explorers have them back then?
A picture that shows where places are and no!
Why did explorers say they wanted to spread "God"?
They wanted to teach people about their religion.
Where did Columbus land?
The New World (North and South America)
Who was Hernán Cortés?
A Spanish explorer who defeated the Aztecs in Mexico!
Name one good reason an explorer would travel?
God, Gold, Glory, New adventure
How did people explore?
By boats
Why did countries (Queens and Kings) send explorers?
To find land, riches, and power!
Who paid for Columbus' trip?
The King and Queen of Spain!
Who was Jacques Cartier?
A French explorer who found Canada!
Name a bad thing that an explorer would have to experience while traveling?
Bugs in food, Hard to sleep, Bad storms, Could fall off the edge of the world (They thought)
What was one thing that most explorers believed about the shape of the world?
That it was flat
Where would an explorer bring their riches back to if they discovered gold?
Their homeland!
What did Columbus call the people he met?
What do all explorers have in common?
They went to new places and made big discoveries!
How long would explorers be on the boats?
Weeks, Months, Years! They never knew how long it was going to take!