EARLY EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
Jan 03, 2016
EARLY EUROPEAN
EXPLORATION
Homework: Page 2-1 due tomorrow (need textbook)
Bell Ringer- What are three things you remember about the Renaissance?
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From Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway)- The Vikings landed in Iceland around 874 A.D. and then in Greenland 100 years later under the leadership of Erik the Red
VIKINGS
Caused by the Crusades- Holy Wars
Led to increased cultural contact helping start the Renaissance
INCREASED TRADE IN EUROPE
Began in ItalyMeans Re-birthNew ideas in government, science, literature, art, and math
Based on idea of Ancient Greece and Rome- example: democracy
Printing Press- invented by Johannes Gutenberg-allowed things to be printed much more quickly
Growth of banks
RENAISSANCE
The Renaissance helped lead to exploration because people had a desire to learn new things about the world and they had resources to accomplish this
Portuguese sailor of the 1400s
Became a leader in navigation Financed research by mapmakers and ship builders
PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR
Explorers from Europe wanted Asian spices and wanted to find a direct sea route to Asia to get them
Europeans wanted to convert Asians to Christianity
TRAVELS TO ASIA
Magnetic Compass Astrolabe- a device that enabled
navigators to learn their ships’ locations by charting the position of the stars
Caravels- ships that used triangular sails that, unlike traditional square sails, allowed ships to sailed against the wind
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlNhbkPiYY