Why did merchants want to get to the east so badly? Europe wanted to get silk, spices, wealth and much more.

Why couldn’t traders take a land route anymore? the Ottoman Turks blocked the land route and would not let the europeans pass.

share information about the experience of the two explorers you studied.

juan ponce de leon: he found lots of gold for Spain, he was governor of puerto rico, he found florida but while they were there the Calusa indians attacked and shot in the thigh with a poison arrow the colonists sailed to Cuba were juan ponce de leon died.

Amerigo Vespucci: He realized that “asia” was not asia but a new continent and it was called America.

What kind of items did sailors bring with them on expeditions?

they brought things like: 500 armed soldiers, cannons, gunpowder, 3 ships.

How did expeditions benefit the king or queens countries? They became powerful and rich.

Describe the importance of teamwork during the group project.

One person cannot take all responsibility and everybody needs to work together. juan ponce de leon<– Amerigo vespucci(up)