Lesson Presentation Vasco da Gama.pptx

1. History | Year 4 | World Explorers | Vasco da Gama | Lesson 6
World Explorers
History

3. Success Criteria
Aim
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Success Criteria
Aim
• To describe the key events from the voyages of Vasco da Gama.
• I can identify the key events from the voyages of Vasco da Gama.
• I can discuss the impact of Vasco da Gama’s voyages on the societies
he met.

4. First Voyage
Olá! It is I, the famous Portuguese
explorer, Vasco da Gama. Pleased to meet
you, amigos!
I am about to embark on my first
amazing voyage. Come join me! It will be
fun; maybe a bit dangerous, but
definitely fun!

5. First Voyage
It is 1497 and the king of Portugal wants me to find a way
to sail around Africa to India.
Why, Vasco, I hear you ask? Oh, it’s all
about spices, my little amigos. We love
spices, especially ones like ginger, pepper
and cinnamon. But sadly for the food
lovers here in Portugal, they cost a fortune.
This is because they have to come all the
way over land from India along the Silk
Route. This is expensive, dangerous and
takes a very, very long time.
Have no fear though because I, Vasco da Gama, shall find
another way. A safe way, a fast way, a stylish way.
Now come, we must sail with the high tide.

6. First Voyage

7. First Voyage
Here are my ships; pretty
sleek, yes? I have four of
them and 170 crew as well. I
have some bits and pieces to
trade but my sparkling
personality is all we need to
woo the Indians and make
them trade with us. Nothing
can stop us, nothing!

8. First Voyage
Okay, so things did not go quite according to plan.
We made it around the bottom of Africa into the Indian
Ocean. No one from Europe had ever done that before;
hooray for me!
We tried to trade with the
African ports of Malindi and
Mombasa. But when they
found out we were not
Muslim, they made us leave
at once. Of course, I had to
fire the ships’ cannons into
the city as we left; what else
could I do?

9. First Voyage
What did we Africans think of Vasco da
Gama? Well, he arrived unannounced
and demanded to meet the king. That is
considered very rude in our culture. Then
we learnt that he and his crew were
pretending to be Muslim so that they
could enter the city. Well, that is also
very offensive to our religion. When we
asked him to leave, do you know what
he did? He fired his cannons into our
city! He will never be welcomed back,
never!
African Perspective
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How did the people of Africa feel
about Vasco da Gama?
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10. First Voyage
At last we reached the important trading city of Calicut in
India. I had found a trade route to India from Europe; I
knew I would be famous!
We managed to trade some
goods for spices but then the
Indians demanded we pay a tax
or leave everything behind. I
refused, of course, and had to
take some prisoners to make
good our escape.
We sail for Portugal now but
nothing stands between us and
the rich trading cities of Asia.
Hooray for me and my
fantastically clever brain!

11. First Voyage
Vasco da Gama sailed into our harbour one day
and demanded to see the king. That is most
unusual but we agreed so as to be hospitable. It is
customary to offer glorious gifts to a great king like
ours but all he brought was some fabric and other
things of little value; we were most unimpressed.
Then you should have seen the behaviour of his
men! They were altogether most unpleasant in the
extreme. So finally, he and his men were due to
leave but they refused to pay the tax that all
traders must pay. Now you can imagine our shock
when Vasco da Gama took some of our people
hostage and would not release them until we let
them leave. All I can say is that Vasco da Gama
will never be welcomed in India again!
Indian Perspective
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Compare how the Indian and
African people viewed Vasco da
Gama.
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12. In a small group, play the Vasco da Gama Trading
Card Game.
Trading Card Game

13. Second Voyage
It is 1502 and the king is sending me
back to India. This time I will take 20
ships and 800 men, armed to the teeth
with the best cannons gold can buy.
Those Indians will trade with me whether
they like it or not!
Come quickly, the ships are waiting!

14. Second Voyage
I made it to Calicut but the Indian people would not trade
with us. All I demanded was that they throw all Muslims
out of the city; what is the big deal?
Now, you won’t believe this! Of
course I had to spend the next two
days firing my cannons into the city
and do you know what they go and
do? They attack me with a fleet of
ships. Honestly, where is the
gratitude?
In the end, I had to sail back to
Portugal but I did get the chance to
attack some Arab pilgrims on the
way so that made me feel better.
Pilgrims
Pilgrims were people on a
journey to a religious
place. For example, Mecca
or Jerusalem.
Can you think of another way
Vasco da Gama could have
encouraged the Indian people to
trade with him?
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15. Second Voyage
You won’t believe me when I tell you this but
that Vasco da Gama character came back to
Calicut! This time he brought a fleet of
powerful ships and demanded we trade with
him. Well, that is no way to make friends. Of
course we refused but he got so angry that he
fired his cannons at our undefended city for
two whole days. We quickly hired a fleet of
warships to attack him but they were
defeated in a terrible battle. We also heard
rumours that he had hurt Arab pilgrims on
their way to Mecca; innocent people, all of
them. He is a most terrible man indeed.
Indian Perspective
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How did Vasco da Gama’s actions
affect his relationship with the
Indians?
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16. Let’s consolidate what we have learnt about Vasco da
Gama today.
Vasco da Gama Fact Flapbooks
You are now going
to create your own
fact files using the
Vasco da Gama
Fact Flapbooks.

17. Success Criteria
Aim
• Statement 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
• Statement 2
• Sub statement
Success Criteria
Aim
• To describe the key events from the voyages of Vasco da Gama.
• I can identify the key events from the voyages of Vasco da Gama.
• I can discuss the impact of Vasco da Gama’s voyages on the societies
he met.