Ms. Hill's Intro to Exploration. Watch before class on 9/18 (Ms. R's homeroom) or 9/19 (Ms. D's and Ms. H's homerooms!)

2. Spices
 The age of exploration was before
refrigeration.
 People prevented meat from going bad
by using salt to dry it (like beef jerky!)
 People then used lots of spices to cover up
the taste of the salt (or the rotten meat!)

3. Spices
 Unfortunately for Europeans, these spices
did not grow in Europe.
 The spices were mostly found in Asia.
 It was difficult and expensive to get the
spices across land from Asia.

4. Spices
 European rulers decided to try a new route
to Asia… Across the sea!
 If a country could find a cheaper way to
get to Asia, they could sell the spices to
other countries and become rich.

5. Gold
 Explorers were under the impression that other
places in the world had riches to be found.
 These riches could include gold, the Fountain
of Youth, jewels, spices, or other items for
monetary gain.

6. Power & Glory
 Many European leaders wanted more
power.
 If they could conquer more land, they
would have more power!
 This is called “expanding the empire”.

7. Power & Glory
 Explorers wanted to use all the natural
resources they found to sell and trade.
 They also wanted to use the native people
as slaves.

8. Spreading Christianity
 During the age of exploration, there was
only one main religion in Europe…
Christianity.
 European rulers were mostly religious and
wanted everyone to believe the same
exact things they did.

9. Big Question
*What motivated the explorers to explore?
The 3 Gs (Or G UNIT!)
Gold Glory God

10. Big Question
*How did explorers’ motivations affect how
they interacted with the natives they
encountered?
To be discovered…