Exploration Wall - Period 7 by Michael Waldron https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7 European Exploration of the 1400s and 1500s en-us 2022-01-04 16:28:22 UTC 2023-12-20 18:51:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Francisco Pizarro - Frankie & Connor https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830975973

  • Francisco Pizarro

  • Had multiple journey's, but the most important one occured from 1531 to 1532.

  • Pizarro sailed for Spain, by request of King Charles.

  • He conquered the Incan Empire.

  • Much of Incan culture destroyed, but marked the first settlement in South America.


    • ]]>     2023-12-20 18:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830975973     Vasco De Gama https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830976101 Years of exploration - 1497 and 1502

    Country sailed for - Portugal

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830976101     Hernán Cortés https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830976792 2023-12-20 18:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830976792 https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830977150 The country he sailed for -

    • Vasco da Gama went around Africa and cut across the Indian Ocean to the coast of India. 

    Most famous accomplishment -

    • He arrived off the port of Calicut. 

    Impact on this discovery -

    • After da Gama returned to Portugal, he made a large profit from the cargo of spices he obtained in India. 

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830977150     Amerigo Vespucci https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830977178 2023-12-20 18:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830977178 Map of the Route https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830977527 2023-12-20 18:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830977527 Mikayla, Sadie, and Danielle https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830979301 2023-12-20 18:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830979301 Alena and Dylan https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830979346 2023-12-20 18:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830979346 Alena and Dylan alenalach https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830979583

  • 1577-1580

  • England

  • First Englishman who circumnavigated the globe

  • Increased knowledge in geography

    • ]]>     2023-12-20 18:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830979583     https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830979613 He set sail in 1500

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830979613     Eliana and Casey https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830980245 2023-12-20 18:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830980245 1608-1663 https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830980673 France

    "Father of France"

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830980673     https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830980862 first person to identify the New World as a new continent, explored the mouth of the Amazon River.

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830980862     Hernan Cortes- Madi and Sophia https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830981021

  • Hernán Cortés

  •  1519-1520

  • Spain

  • Introduced Spanish technology to the Aztecs, made alliances with city states that were not happy with the leader of the Aztecs.

  • Played a role in the downfall of the Aztecs by weakening them and introducing disease after the Aztecs tried to kill the Spaniards.

    • ]]>     2023-12-20 18:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830981021     Accomplishments https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830981207

  • Champlain founded Quebec (1608), one of the oldest cities in what is now Canada

    • ]]>     2023-12-20 18:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830981207     Trip & Erik https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830981456

  • 1610

  • England

  • Discovered a major river and bay in North America

  • Discoveries named after him (Hudson River & Hudson Bay)

    • ]]>     2023-12-20 18:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830981456     https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830981880 2023-12-20 18:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830981880 About Christopher Columbus - Bayle https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982299

  • Christopher Columbus set sail on his journey in 1492.

  • He sailed for Spain.

  • The discovery of the New World, or the Americas, was his most famous accomplishment.

    • ]]>     2023-12-20 18:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982299     John and Evan https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982308 Explored in 1498

    Sailed for Portugal 

    Famous accomplishments - Sailed to the bottom tip of Africa 

    Impact - Discovered new trade routes around the tip of Africa to India/China

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982308     https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982558 2023-12-20 18:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982558 Map https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982870 2023-12-20 18:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982870 https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982979 The impact was that he was the first person to propose the idea that America was a completely different continent to Asia

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830982979     https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830983224 2023-12-20 18:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830983224 Magellan & Elcano - Meghan and Ella https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830984072

  • The year(s) of the journey 1519-1522

  • The country they sailed for -  Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia.

  • Most famous accomplishment(s) - Magellan and Elcano  passed the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific ocean. Remembered as the first person to sail completely across the globe.


    • Impact of this discovery - The voyage contributed to Europeans knowledge of the universe and is marked the world of space exploration today.  While sailing across the Magellan Strait, they discovered new galaxies visible to the human eye.

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830984072     Trip & Erik https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830984886 2023-12-20 18:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830984886 Impact https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830985247 explored the eastern great lakes

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830985247     https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830985562 Impact - Christopher's discovery of the Americas opened the way for European countries to colonize and exploit those lands and their peoples.

    ]]>     2023-12-20 18:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830985562     John Cabot - Spencer, Max, & Thomas https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830986218 2023-12-20 18:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/waldronm/explore7/wish/2830986218