Do Now Respond to the following. Give me at least 10 lines. Which should we spend our money on – exploring the Earth for more sources of oil, or exploring space for sources of life?

Respond to the following.

Give me at least 10 lines.

Which should we spend our money on – exploring the Earth for more sources of oil, or exploring space for sources of life?

European Explorers Where did they go? Why Did They Go There? What long term effects did it cause?

Where did they go?

Why Did They Go There?

What long term effects did it cause?

We’re not paying those Ottomans Any more! We’ll find another way to Asia Ottoman Empire “ The Silk Road”

Can’t seem to get past here: Rocks &Navigation problems

Just keep the North Star in sight.

Uh, Oh

We need some new technology !

Caravel – ocean going ship

Text stern post rudder- Instead of a paddle Lateen (triangular) Sail Can sail into the wind Innovations (which Europe learned from the folks in the Middle East)

Astrolabe (got this from the Arabs) Compass (idea came from China)

Plot the Voyages of the Following Dias, De Gama, Columbus, Cabral, Magellan, Drake, Hudson, Balboa, Cartier

Spanish in the New World Came to conquer - not just explore Hernando Cortez: Conquered Aztec Indians in Mexico Francisco Pizarro : Conquered Inca Indians in Peru Conquistadors (Conquerers)

Results Thousands of Indians worked to death Ninety Percent (90%) of Aztec Indians died of disease within a relatively few years (25 million to 3 million in 100 years) Africans brought over to replace native slave workers Able to handle diseases better Beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade What did the Spanish Want? Money Conquistadors took Native American gold and silver Forced indians to work in mines Converts for Catholic Church Jesuits sent to convert the Indians

Results

Thousands of Indians worked to death

Ninety Percent (90%) of Aztec Indians died of disease within a relatively few years (25 million to 3 million in 100 years)

Africans brought over to replace native slave workers

Able to handle diseases better

Beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Money

Conquistadors took Native American gold and silver

Forced indians to work in mines

Converts for Catholic Church

Jesuits sent to convert the Indians

Triangle Trade Middle Passage

Inside of a slave ship 12 million slaves taken: 1450-1880 Where did they all go? 1million never reached land 3 million to Brazil 2.5 million to Caribbean 3 million to New Spain 2 million to Europe ½ million to southern US states

12 million slaves taken: 1450-1880

Where did they all go?

1million never reached land 3 million to Brazil

2.5 million to Caribbean

3 million to New Spain

2 million to Europe

½ million to southern US states

Here There be Pirates ! Problems for Spain And most of them were working for English Queen Elizabeth