virtual field trip: european exploration of the new world
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Virtual Field Trip:European Exploration of the New
worldMr. Talbot
Obstacles for Exploration – What things stood in the
way of Exploration?
Poor Maps & Limited Navigational Tools
Disease and Starvation
Fear of the Unknown
Lack of Adequate Supplies – not having enough resources to survive onNEXT
Section A
15th Century World Map - 1400
16th Century World Map - 1500
17th Century World Map - 1600
BACK
Tools for Navigation – What is Navigation?
Navigation – “The art of plotting and directing the course of a ship.”
Directions:› Click on the yellow sign
to learn about navigation tools used by explorers
› Use what you learn to answer the questions on your worksheet
Maps Compass Astrolabes Ships – The Caravel
http://www.cccoe.net/lifeatsea/student/navtools.htm
Section B
Northwest Passage During the Age of Exploration, many
European nations and explorers thought that they could discover a new trade route to Asia by traveling west through North America.
They hoped the Northwest Passage would be a direct trade route to Asia.
Section C
Motives for Exploration Why did
Europeans want to Explore the New World?
Directions:› Click on the gold
coins to learn about the motives for exploration
› Use what you learn to answer the questions on your worksheet
Economic Religious Empire
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Section D
Portuguese Explorers -Why was Prince Henry the Navigator so important to Exploration?
Click on the blue star to learn how the Portuguese helped spark the Age of Exploration
DIRECTIONS› Read the section on
Portuguese Explorers › Use the information on
the website to answer the questions on your worksheet
http://library.thin
kquest.org/J0026
78F/prince_henr
y_the_navigator.
htm
Portugal
Why did these new trade routes influence Christopher
Columbus?
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Spanish Explorers:Francisco Coronado
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/spanish_explorers.htm
Click on the compass below to learn about Spanish Explorers in the New World
DIRECTIONS: On the website page, click on
the name: Coronado
Read about Coronado
Answer the questions on your worksheet
Check out the route that Coronado took when he explored the New World!
Do you recognize any states?
Red Line – Coronado’s Route of exploration
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French Explorers :Robert La Salle Click on the telescope
below to learn how Robert La Salle claimed land in the New World for France
DIRECTIONS:› Read about Robert La
Salle› Answer the questions
on your worksheet
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/lasalle.html
Where do you think Louisiana got it’s name?
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French Explorers:Samuel de Champlain
Click on the picture of France below to learn how Samuel de Champlain claimed land in the New World for France
DIRECTIONS:
› Read about Samuel de Champlain
› Answer the questions on your worksheet
Quebec
What language do they speak in Quebec, Canada?
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England’s Explorers:John Cabot
Click on the ship below to learn how John Cabot explored the New World to claim land for England
› DIRECTIONS: Scan down the webpage and
read about John Cabot Answer the questions about
John Cabot on your worksheet
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/cabot.shtml
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