Aim Who were the influential explorers?L81

Do Now : Copy the Regents question and ONLY your answer choice

Which statement explains the long term significance of Christopher Columbus’ travels?

A. His ships were the first to circumnavigate the globeB. His interactions with natives created a model of fair

treatmentC. His calculations provided accurate distance

information between Europe and Asia D. His voyages started a vast cultural exchange

between hemispheres

Portuguese Explorers

Bartolomeu Dias In 1488- became the first to travel around

the southern tip of Africa.Dias died at sea and never made it to India

Vasco de Gama1497 sailed around Africa and all the way to

India He brought back with him many valuable

spices, however on his return trip he lost half of his crew

Spanish Explorers Christopher Columbus

Italian but sailed for Spain in 1492 searching for a faster route to India

Landed in the Caribbean sea instead. Credited with discovering the Americas.

Ferdinand Magellan1519 set sail with 5 ships and 250 men

to circumnavigate the globeMagellan died during the journey and

only 18 men survived to complete their task

Spanish Conquistadors

Hernan Cortes1519 traveled to Mexico to explorer. They came up against the mighty Aztec

empire. Cortes took their emperor Montezuma

captive and took over the Aztec empireFrancisco Pizarro

1520 traveled for South America in order to conquer the Incas

Aim: How did the Conquistadors affect the Americas? L19Do Now: Who was Francisco

Pizarro?