Y8: 2-3. Reasons for Exploration

Year 8A & Year 8B

Today you are going to:

mark some work
learn why Europeans became interested in exploration

Follow the instructions step by step:

Task 1 on p.16-17.

HW-TASK 1 – ANSWERS

Mark the table on “Explorers and where they went” (p.34)

ANSWERS

Now, let’s see why Europeans went exploring. You already know that they wanted trading goods and that advances in technology made exploration possible. However, there are more reasons as to why explorers went exploring!

Exploration Reasons. (3:43 minutes long)

p.28-29

Let’s talk about the following sources:

Source 12

In Source 12 Azura, a friend of Prince Henry, emphasized how friendly places to trade with can bring Portugal great profits.

Source 13

In Source 13 Azura also gives evidence that Prince Henry wanted to spread his Christian faith.

Source 14

Source 14 shows trading goods in the foreground of the picture, as well as a Christian cross in the background. It seems that Columbus had similar motives, to Prince Henry, for exploration:

Source 19

Aruza gives further evidence that Prince Henry was very curious about the land that were further down south, “beyond the Canary Isles” and beyond Cape Bojador. Prince Henry really wanted to discover new places!