Explorers Powerpoint Notes

Explorers PowerPoint Notes World History – Bradley

Directions: As you view the Explorers PowerPoint, complete the information and activities called for below.

1. Using the information on page 409 in the textbook, describe the role Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal played in world wide exploration.

2. What was Prince Henry’s goal?

3. List and describe three navigational tools used by Prince Henry’s explorers.(page 409) a.

4. The Explorers. Describe the activities of each explorer below. a. Bartholomeu Dias

b. Vasco da Gama

c. Christopher Columbus

d. Vasco Nunez de Balboa

e. Ferdinand Magellan

f. Amerigo Vespucci

5. The Conquistadors.

a. Define conquistador.

1 b. Hernan Cortes

c. Francisco Pizarro

6. Columbian Exchange

a. Define Columbian Exchange.

b. Draw a diagram of the goods and ideas exchanged in the Columbian Exchange.

7. England and France

a. Where did the French have colonies and territories in the New World?

b. Where did the English build their first colony?

c. How many colonies were established by the English in the New World?

8. Triangular Trade

a. Define triangular trade.

b. Define middle passage.

2 c. Draw a diagram of the triangular trade below. Use all the space provided.

9. Turn to page 417 in your textbook. Read the section entitled Effects of the Slave Trade. List five effects of the African slave trade.