Motivations for Exploration and African Trading Empires Distance Learning

In the second lesson of my Age of Exploration Unit, we introduce the 3 G's and why Europeans wanted to explore. We also examine other cultures that were trading at this time.

Bellwork: Why do people like to go away on vacation to places they’ve never been to? What are some reasons people travel? In the mid-1400s, powerful countries such as Portugal and Spain began to search for sea routes to Asia. What do you think they were looking for?

Instruction: Using the text, answer the scaffolding questions that follow.

Exit Ticket: What did the Middle East and Africa have that Europeans wanted? How might these wants affect the relationship between the African Empires and the Europeans?

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