Europeans Set Sail

Europeans Set Sail

Chapter 2, section 1

Viking Sailors Reach North America

Leif Eriksson was the first European to reach North America

He and his crew landed in present-day Canada, and then sailed farther south to the island of Newfoundland and what is now New England (in America)

The Vikings left their settlements because of the constant Native American threat

Once they left North America, Europeans didn't return for hundreds of years

Multiple Choice

Who were the first Europeans to reach North America

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Vikings

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese prince who was responsible for advances that made exploration more successful

He built an observatory, a school of navigation, he also gave money to mapmakers and shipbuilders

He paid for explorations to the west coast of Africa

Multiple Choice

How did Prince Henry help in navigation?

• built an observatory

• built a school of navigation

• financed mapmakers and shipbuilders

• all of them

Riches in Asia

Europeans wanted to explore the world for several reasons:

Wanted Asian spices

Convert people to Christianity (religion)

Curious abut Asia and its cultures

Multiple Choice

What was a reason for European exploration in Asia?

• Spices

• religion

• interest

• all

Technological Advances

Sailors began using tools such as the magnetic compass, astrolabe (use stars to know ship's location) which made traveling on the open sea easier

Portuguese made advances in shipbuilding too:

Caravel: a smaller, lighter and easier to steer ship with triangular sails allowing it to sail against the wind

Multiple Choice

What is an astrolabe?

• a magnetic compass

• a type of ship

• a tool that used stars to know location

Multiple Choice

What is a caravel

• a type of ship

• a type of compass

• a device that used stars to know location

Sea Route to Asia

Portuguese navigators:

Bartolomeu Dias reached the southern tip of South Africa, founding the Cape of Good Hope

Vasco da Gama reached southwestern India winning the European race for a sea route to Asia

Multiple Choice

Which explorer reached India (Asia) first?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dias

Results of Exploration

Start of Atlantic Slave Trade

The slave trade harmed African communities - broke up families, led to increased warfare between African kingdoms

Many enslaved people were sent to Europe and its colonies where they worked under brutal conditions

Open Ended

What was a negative result of exploration?