Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 5, Lesson 2: Portuguese and Spanish Exploration (pp. 109-115)
I. Portuguese Exploration
B. In 1497, Vasco da Gama sailed from Portugal to India and back.
II. Early Spanish Exploration
B. Other explorers followed Columbus and proved the lands he had visited were new to the Europeans.
B. Other Spanish explorers claimed land for Spain in the Americas.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Prince Henry paid for sailing expeditions down the west coast of Africa.
A. Christopher Columbus reached the West Indies in 1492.
III. The Search for Gold
A. Hernan Cortés took over the Aztec capital and sent their riches back to Spain.
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