Unit 3 Age Of Exploration

Vikings

• First to explore areas of North Korea, South Korea and East Korea

• First to explore areas of Greenland, Iceland and Newfoundland

• First to explore areas of East America, West America, and North America

Leif Ericson

• Viking King

• Viking Farmer

• Viking Sailor

• Viking Explorer

Astrolabe

• a navigational invention that helped during exploration

• a water device that was used to steer Viking ships across the 7 seas

• a air device used to steer planes and guide the way in foggy days

• a device used to look at the stars and mark things on maps like islands

Reasons for Spain Funding Exploration

• they were just bored and wanted something new

• they wanted to get more money for finding new lands in the world

• Gain new lands and spread Christianity

• god glory and gold

God, Gold, and Glory

• Reasons for French exploration

• Reasons for Spanish exploration

• Reasons for Spain exploraion

• Reasons for Viking exploration

Christopher Columbus

• Found the New world in 1679 and allowed the Irish to begin exploring the Vikings

• Found the New world in 2035 and allowed the French to begin exploring the Spanish

• Found the New World in 1657 and allowed the Spanish to begin exploring the Europeans

• Found the New world in 1492 and allowed Europeans to begin exploring the Americas

St. Augustine

• First French settlement in North America

• First European settlement in North America

• First Spanish settlement in North America

• First Viking settlement in North America

Juan Ponce De Leon

• Spanish explorer who searched for the fountain of youth

• French explorer who searched for the fountain of youth

• Viking explorer who searched for the fountain of youth

• European explorer who searched for the fountain of youth

John Cabot

• French explorer who laid claim to North America between 1678-1690

• Viking explorer who laid claim to North America between 1497-1498

• English explorer who laid claim to North America between 1497-1498

• English explorer who laid claim to North America between 1678-1690

Northwest Passage

• A waterway connecting the Artic Ocean to South America

• A waterway connecting the Indian Ocean to Europe

• A waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to Asia

• A waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to North America