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"It is easier to
sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals,
in a government ship, with five hundred men and boys to assist
one, than it is to explore the private sea, the Atlantic and
Pacific Ocean of one's being alone. It is not worth the while
to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar."
- Henry David Thoreau
Definition:
Exploration: "
Travel to a part of the earth that is relatively
unknown to the traveler's culture, historically often
motivated by a desire for colonization, conquest, or trade."
Source:
Answers.com
Following the Crusades
Europe's desire for gold and spices drove her inhabitants to
find new ways of importation. The traditional method through
the Middle East was too expensive so they decided to sail
westward. The first explorer were the Vikings, but they were
not seeking wealth and did not maintain the colonies. It
was not until Christopher Columbus made his journeys that the
Europeans realized the New World's vast potential. There were
three reasons for exploration:
1. It's native populations would be a source of cheap labor
and religious conversion.
2. The land would supply an ample wealth.
3. The thoughts of glory sparked
passion in their lives.
Exploration became the driving force subjugating three
continents, terrifying the inhabitants and hijacking it's
wealth.
Time Line
Resources "The
pattern established at the outset has remained to
this day, and the Spaniards still do nothing save
tear the natives to shreds, murder them and
inflict upon them untold misery, suffering and
distress, tormenting, harrying and persecuting
them mercilessly."" Las Casas
European Explorers - Age of Exploration
General Links. The Age of Exploration from the
Mariner's Museum in Newport News,
... Vasco Nunez de Balboa -
biography from the Hispanos Famosos site.
Explorers
Explorers are people who travel
to or investigate unknown places. ... Harder -
Explorers are usually thought of as people who
purposely visit and study an ...
Why Explorers
Explored So why did Europeans
explore the world during
the
Age of Exploration? Many different European
countries ... European rulers
fought many wars.
They
fought against each other and against the ...
Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons
Leads visitors on a journey through the
past centuries looking at the explorers,
the
dangers they faced, where they went, and their
motivations for ...
Maps The
exploration of the New World changed all known
maps. They mapped the coasts of the new lands as
they traveled up and down the coasts.
Historic and Thematic Maps
Geography. Exploration &
Explorers. 1 - 12 of 12 Historical and Thematic Maps ...
Original Map of Expedition (Library of Congress) ...
Wars Following
Columbus' "discovery" of the New World the nations
of Europe fought with each other and the natives
over the people, land and wealth.
European Voyages of
Exploration: Way of War Siege warfare was an unknown
tactic in many of the areas encountered by Europeans during their voyages of
exploration. Because indigenous populations fought ...
Economics & Warfare With few exceptions, all wars have some form of an
economic link to them ...
During the Age of Exploration, many a war was fought for economic control
of a given region either with a Europe...
Indian
Wars -
MSN Encarta ... Wars,
armed conflicts fought between native
inhabitants of North America and white Europeans, often
represented by government forces, during the period of exploration
... section Indian...
Explorers Europe's
explorers came to the new world for three primary
reasons called "3 Gs".
God-Conversion of the natives
Gold-Wealth and the power it brought
Glory-Being remembered for great deeds.
European Explorers
Theme Page
This site from Gander Academy is
designed for primary and elementary students and
teachers. It presents a series of web pages listing
theme related
Explorers Explorers
Chart, This is a timeline with links to individual
reports for all ... Early Explorers, Learn about Leif
Ericson, Marco Polo, Bartholomeu Dias, ...
Explorers Dynamic
Explorers..History for Teens - Learn about De Soto and
DeVaca ... European Explorers - Links to French,
Spanish, English, and Portuguese explorers
Explorers Explorers,
Ancient and Modern Explorers of the Land, Sea, and Air.
Explorers Explorers.
Maps Spanish Explorers English Explorers French
Explorers. Date, Explorer, Nationality, Achievement.
Around 1000, Leif Ericson, Norse ...
Explorers Web sites of
explorers for kids to study. This site includes general
information and hotlists as well as sites for specific
explorers.
Yahooligans! -
School Bell Biographies of Explorers - brief
facts about explorers and their discoveries. ...
Exploration is Risky Business - find out which explorers
died on their ...
Resources
Maps
Wars
Explorers