He was the first to go completely around
the world but did not live to see
it's completion
1519 crossed
the atlantic and
sailed down
the east coast
of Africa
Crosses the
stormy
Magellan
straits at the tip
of Africa
Sailors suffered
terribly as they
crossed the pacific
ocean - Scurvy
Magellan was killed
in a local war in the
Philippines in 1521
Captain del Cano led the
expedition back to Spain in
1522.
only 18 out of the
260 crewmen
survived the 3 year
journey
1st sighting by
Europeans of
Llamas,Hammocks and
Penguins.
A disease caused be
lack of vitamin C.Caused
gums to bleed and
rot,teeth to fall out.
5 ships
Victoria
Conception
Trinidad
San Antonio
San Diego
Dangers for sailors
Scurvy
running out of food and
fresh water
Water supplies went bad
and ship biscuits became
infested with maggots
Sailors ate sawdust and rats
were considered a luxury
during the voyage across the
pacific ocean
The fear of the unknown-
uneducated sailors feared
'sea monsters' or the ship
falling of the edge of a flat
world
Cruel Conquerors
Cortez
Aztecs
Hernando Cortez
500 soldiers
Tenochitlan was burned to the ground
mexico was built in it's place
Pizarro
Incas
Peru
Francisco Pizarro
kidnapped
and murdered
Atahualpa -
Inca god king
Consequences of the explorations
Native Peoples
The Aztec capital of
Tenochitlan was burned
to the ground
People were
robbed of their
land,gold and
other precious
resources
Many native people
were massacred or
worked to death
or caught European diseases
which they had no immunity to
in Spanish-ruled parts of
America,the local population
decreased from fifty million to
four million in 2 hundred
years.
Up to 10 million Africans
were shipped off to slavery in
America
Most Africans living in North and
South America are descended from
African slaves.
Europe
Spain,Portugal,France,the Netherlands,England and
other countries became rich off the gold,silver and other
valuables that they stole from conquered peoples.
Slavery grew the economy of european countries
New goods such as
tomatoes,turkeys,tobacco and
chocolate,tea,coffee and rum were
imported into Europe
Wars broke out between European
countries over who should get the stolen
riches and control over the land in parts
of North America
England and Spain
English migrated to large estates in India and
African countries like Zimbabwe while the Dutch
took over native lands in South Africa
Boers
Millions of Irish emigrated to North
America to seek their fortunes