DIHAO (DIAW) WU - A Race For Riches - CW - 900

World History and Geography: Modern Times
30 Minute Read:__________________________
A Race for Riches
GUIDING QUESTION How were Spain and Portugal able to take the lead in discovering new lands?
During the 15th century, European explorers began sailing in new directions. The Portuguese were the first to lead
these explorations by traveling along the West African coast.
In 1420, Portuguese fleets, sponsored by Prince Henry the Navigator, started exploring southward along the western
coast of Africa. They found a new source of gold, and this area became known to Europeans as the Gold Coast.
Portuguese sailors heard stories about a sea route to India around the southern tip of Africa. In 1488, Bartholomeu
Dias reached this tip, later called the Cape of Good Hope, and then returned home. Afterward, Vasco da Gama
sailed around Africa and crossed the Indian Ocean, reaching the coast of India. In May 1498, he arrived at the port
of Calicut. When da Gama returned to Portugal, he made a huge profit from the spices he brought back from
India.
The Portuguese returned to the region to take over the spice trade from Muslim traders. A Portuguese admiral,
Afonso de Albuquerque, set up a port at Goa, India. Later, Albuquerque captured Melaka, an important trading
port on the Malay Peninsula. By doing this, the Portuguese broke the Arab control of the spice trade and gained a
stopover point on their way to the Moluccas, also known as the Spice Islands.
A treaty with the local ruler in the Moluccas gave Portugal control of the spice trade. However, the Portuguese only
set up trading posts in India and China because they didn’t have enough resources to fully colonize these regions.
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Spielvogel, J & McTighe, J (2018). World History and Geography: Modern Times. McGraw-Hill
Education. P ________
30 Minute Read:__________________________
A Race for Riches
Questions
First Read: Overall question or idea to think about as you you read or watch (in 10 or less words)
How were Spain and Portugal able to take the lead in discovering new lands?
First Read: Titles and headings - What is this article or video going to be about? (in 10 or less
words)
The geography in 15 century.
First Read: Images, captions, graphs, tables - How do these add to your idea of what the article
or video going to be about? (in 10 or less words)
it can help me to learn more about author's argue.
Second Read: Vocabulary (List 1 to 3 words)
Word/Phrase Part of Definition Synonyms

Speech
Bartholomeu 4 He was a Portuguese mariner and explorer.
Vasco da Gama 4 He was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the
first European to reach India by sea.
Malay Peninsula 5 It wasd located in Mainland Southeast Asia.

30 Minute Read:__________________________
A Race for Riches
Second Read: Major claim - What is the main idea of this article or video going to be about? (in
10 or less words)
The world geography in 15 century
Second Read: Key details - What do you think were the three most important details covered in
this article or video? (in 10 or less words per important detail)
1.) The land exploration and colonization
2.) spice trade in Asia
3.) seafarinng
Second Read: CCOT - What continuities and changes are identified in the text? Please explain
them briefly. (1 item per quadrant of chart in 10 or less words per item)
global trade land exploration

seafaring
colonization

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A Race for Riches
Second Read: Causaution - What causes are mentioned in the article? (10 or less words per
term, at least 3 causes in total, you do not need to fill in each term)
Long-Term
land exploration
Intermediate-Term
seafaring
Short-Term
global trade
What event is being discussed in the text? (10 or less words)
the land exploration in 15 century
What is one possible effect of this event? (10 or less words)
it has vastly changed the world
Third Read: Extend - How did this article or video enhance your understanding of the topic? (10
or less words)
It helped me to learn more about the world situation in 15 century
Third Read: Challenge - How did this article or video change or challenge your perspective on
the topic? (10 or less words)
It has changed my perspective on the land exploration problem in. 15 century


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The geography in 15 century.

it can help me to learn more about author's argue.

Second Read: Vocabulary (List 1 to 3 words)

Word/Phrase Part of Definition Synonyms

Bartholomeu 4 He was a Portuguese mariner and explorer.

Malay Peninsula 5 It wasd located in Mainland Southeast Asia.

Text taken and/or differentiated from:

The world geography in 15 century

1.) The land exploration and colonization

2.) spice trade in Asia

global trade land exploration

Text taken and/or differentiated from:

What event is being discussed in the text? (10 or less words)

the land exploration in 15 century

What is one possible effect of this event? (10 or less words)

it has vastly changed the world

It helped me to learn more about the world situation in 15 century

It has changed my perspective on the land exploration problem in. 15 century

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