HOW TO FIGHT:

WHY DID EXPLORATION BEGIN?

• Money. Those greedy explorers wanted to get paid!
• Fame. Explorers were attention hogs.
• Country. Some explorers were pressed into work. Lazy.
• Religion. The Church decided it needed more land.

HOW DO THEY DO IT?

• Explorers take pride in their mapmaking skills, indispensible.
• The astrolabe is their favorite tool. Without it, they can't sail.
• Take their magnetic compass, and their hiking ability fails.
• The triangular sail lets them sail against the wind. Witchcraft!
• The caravel is their ocean vehicle of choice, a sturdy ship.

WHY FIGHT AN EXPLORER?

• Destructive! Explorers break other people's things!
• Bossy! Explorers always tell others what to believe!
• Invasive! Explorers camp out where they're not wanted!

YOUR FOE

• Vasco De Gama: A slippery fellow, he managed to sail to India.
• Bart Dias. A real trooper, Bart paved the way by sailing around Africa.
• Magellan. Sleek and quick, he sailed all the way around the world!
• These Portuguese explorers paved the way for triangular trade.
• Triangular trade increases the wealth of a country, but doesn't share.

YOUR FOE

• Hernan Cortez. This brutal Spaniard conquered the Aztecs!
• Francisco Pizarro. He ended the Incas! Watch out!
• These Spanish explorers were known as conquerors, or conquistadors.
• They believed children of Spanish/native origin were disgusting, mestizos.
• They used encomienda policy to enslave the natives and mestizos.

YOUR FOE

• John Cabot. This crafty Italian sailed to America in a tiny ship!
• Robert De Salle found--and stole-- the Mississippi river basin.
• Zheng He helped remove a Chinese emperor!

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This is it. The big one. The explorer to rule them all. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer working for Spain who not only landed on the mainland of North America, but also brought back tons of plants and animals to mess with Europe.

Christopher's actions created the Columbian exchange, a trade off of plants, animals, and very deadly diseases between Europe and America, which helped to wipe out the Indians.

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