NORTH AMERICA

EUROPE

ASIA

AFRICA

SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA

ANTARCTICA

Arctic Ocean

Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean

Number your paper from 1 to 11. Match the name of the ocean or continent with the number and write it on your paper. Use the word bank below. 11
Word Bank
Africa Antarctica Arctic Ocean Asia Atlantic Ocean Australia Europe Indian Ocean North America Pacific Ocean South America

3 1 8 5 9 2 10

We live on the continent of North America. Can you name the countries on our continent?

North America

Canada

United States

England England

France France

Spain Spain

Powerful People, Who Have Helped Shape Communities By Mrs. Francis

Long ago, before computers; before DVD players; long before airplanes or cars,

there were adventurous people who wanted to see new things!!

These adventurous people were known as

EXPLORERS!

These adventurous people were known as

An explorer is a person who travels, seeking new discoveries.

An explorer is a person who travels, seeking new discoveries. EXPLORER

Draw the voyage of the explorer we are studying.

Who was an explorer?

Who was not an explorer?

Over the next few weeks we are going to talk about different explorers and how they had an impact on the expansions of communities. These explorers went out to see what they could find.

The explorer we will learn about to day is Christopher Columbus!

NAME: Christopher Columbus OCCUPATION: Explorer BIRTH DATE: c. October 31, 1451 DEATH DATE: May 20, 1506 PLACE OF BIRTH: Genoa, Italy Married: Felipa Perestre Moniz Children: Diego and Ferdinand

 Christopher Columbus went to sea as a young boy, and spent most of his life at sea. Most people at that time thought the world was flat, but Columbus knew the world was round. He believed that by sailing west, it would be a shorter route to Asia. Christopher reason to explore was: Thought that Japan and the Indies were much closer than they are. He was looking for valuable silk and spices. Explore a new route to the East Indies (Spice Islands). Would become Governor of any lands discovered. Keep 10% of wealth discovered.

In order to support his exploration he needed to find funding. So, he moved to Portugal trying to get money to support his journey. In January of 1492, he eventually got support from Ferdinand and Isabella, the king and queen of Spain. On August 3, 1492 Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain with three ships: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.

Christopher Columbus His Voyage

Three ships: the Nia, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria A crew of about 90 men and boys The Santa Maria, at 100 feet in length, was the largest of the three ships; the Nia and the Pinta were 70-foot caravels. (distinctive shape, used by the Portuguese and Spanish voyages.) Set sail on Aug 3, 1492 from port of Palos, Spain. The Voyage was further than he thought. He had to ration food and drink. On October 10th the crew became mutinous wanted to turn back.

On October 12, 1492 Columbus actually landed on a small island in the Bahamas which Columbus named San Salvador. He made three other voyages to the Caribbean region before he died. Remember: Columbus was trying to find a shorter route to Asia. When he landed in the Bahamas he thought he had landed on the Spice Islands near India. This is why he named the people he met Indians.
Source Library of Congress

Christopher Columbus

This is the voyage Christopher Columbus took. This voyage led to the expansion of new colonization for Europe.

Other facts
 Christopher Columbus is the first recorded explorer to discover America, but he was not the first European to reach America.  There are findings that suggest Vikings from Scandinavia had briefly settled on the North American coast, in what is now Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in the late 10th or early 11th century. However, Columbus explorations had a profound impact on the world. They led directly to the opening of the western hemisphere to European colonization; to large-scale exchanges of plants, animals, cultures, and ideas between the two worlds.  There's little question that Columbus' explorations were a key step in the spread of Spanish to what we now know as Latin America. The country of Colombia was named after him, as were the Costa Rican currency (the coln) and one of Panama's largest cities (Coln).

Juan Ponce deLeon

If you travel to St. Augustine, Florida, you will learn that deLeon was the first European to land in Florida. He claimed Florida for Spain.

Voyage of Christopher Columbus

In January of 1492 King Ferdinand of Spain gave money and ships for voyage

On August 3, 1492 the voyage of Christopher Columbus began

On October 12, 1492 land was spotted and Columbus and his crew sat foot on The New World.

In December, 1492 Christopher Columbus establishes the first Spanish settlement in the New World.

On March 15, 1493 he brings the news to Europe of the New World.

Other voyages follow which opens up trade between Europe and America. Other explorers follow.

Q&A

Who was the first European to discover a sea route to America?

Why, Where, When

(answers go in your booklet)

Why did he want to risk traveling West? Where did he travel from and where did he land at? When did he travel?

What you should be able to indentify?

Where the United States is located on a map. Who was an important European explorer from Spain? What was considered a success of Columbus exploration? Why do we celebrate Columbus Day?

Resources
www.apples4teachers.com www.elizabethan-era.org www.biography.com www.enchantedlearning.com www.lessonplanet.com

Juan de Onate
Born in 1550 in Zacatecas, Mexico