The Age of Exploration Good times unless you are a native.

The Age of The Age of ExplorationExploration

Good times unless you are Good times unless you are a nativea native

Motives for European Motives for European ExplorationExploration

Motives for European Motives for European ExplorationExploration

1. Crusades by-pass intermediaries to get to Asia. money

2. Renaissance curiosity about other lands and peoples. Mo money

3. Reformation refugees & missionaries. God

4. Monarchs seeking new sources of revenue. Mo Mo Money

5. Technological advances. Cool weapons

6. Fame and fortune. Glory= 3GS

New Maritime New Maritime TechnologiesTechnologiesNew Maritime New Maritime TechnologiesTechnologies

Hartman Astrolabe

(1532)

Better Maps [Portulan]

Sextant

Mariner’s Compass

New Weapons New Weapons TechnologyTechnology

New Weapons New Weapons TechnologyTechnology

Vikings about 1000 ADVikings about 1000 AD

►Eric the Red and Leif Ericson Eric the Red and Leif Ericson ►Greenland and Newfoundland Greenland and Newfoundland

Marco PoloMarco Polo

►12751275►Kublai KhanKublai Khan

Zheng HeZheng He

►Ming DynastyMing Dynasty►14051405►Muslim Muslim ►Africa and Middle EastAfrica and Middle East►14331433

Zheng He’s VoyagesZheng He’s VoyagesZheng He’s VoyagesZheng He’s Voyages

Prince Henry ( 1394-1460)Prince Henry ( 1394-1460)

►Portugal Portugal ►School of Navigation School of Navigation ►African cities/basesAfrican cities/bases►Gold and God Gold and God

Museum of Museum of NavigationNavigationin Lisbonin Lisbon

Museum of Museum of NavigationNavigationin Lisbonin Lisbon

Bartholomew DiasBartholomew Dias

►14881488►Cape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope

Christofo Colon Christofo Colon [1451-1506][1451-1506]

Christofo Colon Christofo Colon [1451-1506][1451-1506]

ColumbusColumbus

►Genoa Genoa ►Trade RoutesTrade Routes

The last discoveryThe last discovery

►Oct 12, 1492Oct 12, 1492►Rodrigo Rodrigo ►San SalvadorSan Salvador►The Arawak “Indians” The Arawak “Indians” ►Cuba, Hispaniola Cuba, Hispaniola ►Granted Admiral of the Seas and 10%Granted Admiral of the Seas and 10%

Columbus’ Four Columbus’ Four VoyagesVoyages

Columbus’ Four Columbus’ Four VoyagesVoyages

►3 more voyages- Caribbean and 3 more voyages- Caribbean and VenezuelaVenezuela

►1502 Charged with maladministration 1502 Charged with maladministration ►Died in 1506Died in 1506

Conflict between Spain and Conflict between Spain and Portugal Portugal

►1493 and 94 Treaty of Tordesillas1493 and 94 Treaty of Tordesillas

The Treaty of Tordesillas, The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 & 1494 &

The Pope’s Line of The Pope’s Line of DemarcationDemarcation

The Treaty of Tordesillas, The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 & 1494 &

The Pope’s Line of The Pope’s Line of DemarcationDemarcation

Other explorersOther explorers

►Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama►Pedro Alvares CabralPedro Alvares Cabral► John CabotJohn Cabot► Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier ►Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci