European Exploration

& Colonization Station 1

1. Why did Europeans go exploring? (3 G’s)

3 G’s What does that mean? Symbol

New ___________________ routes

opened up opportunities for

wealth.

Missionaries wanted to spread

____________________________.

Explorers were considered

_________________ heroes &

countries ____________________ for

colonies.

Station 2

1. The Crusades were ___________________________ expeditions

sent by the _________________________ Church to capture the Holy Land

from the Muslim Turks.

2. Even though the Crusades were a time of mass killing, what were

three positive things results that resulted from the Crusades?

Station 3

1. What 2 Italian cities controlled trade between Europe & Asia?

2. Why did European countries look for other ways to reach Asia? (BE

SPECIFIC)

3. In the 1400s, new trade routes were created from Europe to Asia.

This contributed to the expansion of the empires of which 4

European countries?

4. Label Asia & Europe on the Map Below.

Station 4

1. Portugal led the world in _______________ exploration and explored the

_____________________ coast of Africa.

2. Portugal wanted to find a trade route around ____________________ to

_________________.

3. List the 2 reasons Portugal was involved in exploration.

4. Label Portugal on the map below.

5. Draw Portugal’s exploration route on the world map.

Station 5

1. What 2 reasons encouraged Prince Henry to explore?

2. Prince Henry the Navigator created a _________________________

_________________________ that taught students mapmaking, navigation,

& astronomy.

3. Prince Henry’s school of navigation trained individuals to become

sailors, cartographers, and shipbuilders. What factor of economic

help did Prince Henry invest in?

4. Prince Henry’s contribution allowed better exploration technology to

develop. For example, the caravel and detailed map allowed

exploration to succeed. What factor of economic help did Prince

Henry invest in?

5. Where did Prince Henry import slaves from?____________________

6. Prince Henry’s actions encouraged a __________________ trade that

lasted another ______________ years.

Station 6

1. Which colony was the most profitable for Portugal?

2. Color Portugal’s Empire in GREEN.

Station 7

1. Spanish explorers were searching for a trade route through or

around _____________ & _______________ America to _____________.

2. What 2 things were the Spanish hoping to get from Asia?

3. Label Spain on the map below.

4. Draw Spain’s exploration route on the world map. (THEY ARE DIFFERENT

MAPS!)

Station 8

1. What country was Christopher Columbus born in?

2. Who sponsored (gave him supplies and money) Christopher

Columbus’s exploration?

3. Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Spain to find a quick

route to Asia, but instead, he landed in the __________________ in 1492.

4. Examine the Map. Circle the Area where Columbus first landed.

Station 9

1. What 2 Native Civilizations did Spanish Conquistadors conquer?

2. Locate and Label the Aztec and Inca Empire on the map below.

3. What 2 things were Spanish Conquistadors looking for?

4. Color Spain’s Empire in YELLOW.

Station 10

1. What 3 countries became Great Britain?

2. Great Britain had the ________________________________ empire in

history. It once controlled __________________________________________,

___________________________________, India, and much of Africa.

3. Label England on the map below.

4. Draw England’s exploration route on the world map.

Station 11

1. _____________________ America came under British control in the 1700s.

2. What colonies did England lose in 1776 after their revolution?

3. When Great Britain first colonized Australia, they used it as a

___________________________ colony, or a place to send prisoners.

4. Color England’s Empire in RED.

Station 12

1. France dominated much of the ____________________________ continent.

2. What 2 European countries did France control?

3. Label France on the map below.

4. Draw France’s exploration route on the world map.

Station 13

1. France established other ______________________ throughout the

________________________ in the 16th-17th centuries.

2. France maintained influence and established colonies in

___________________________, _____________________ _______________________,

Southeast Asia, & Northwest Africa.

3. Color France’s Empire in BLUE.