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Warm Up Sept. 10th
1. What ideas from the Renaissance &
Reformation might make someone want to
set out on a voyage?
2. Name any explorers you have already
learned about in your past Social Studies
classes.
3. Why do you think explorers set out on
voyages?
Early European Exploration
An introduction to European Explorers
Reasons for Exploration
Reasons for Exploration
 The 3 Gs
 God – Spread their faith
(Christianity)
 Gold – Gain wealth
(through trade or by finding
gold)
 Glory – Become famous
New Technology Helps
Exploration
 During the 1200s,
European ships were not
built to sail against the
wind.
 New ships called,
caravels were stronger
& could navigate
through the winds due
to triangular sails.
New Technology Helps
Exploration
 Caravels were small, but had lots of storage
space.
New Technology Helps
Exploration
 New devices called,
astrolabes helped
explorers navigate the
seas.
 Later they used
Magnetic Compasses
that they got from the
Chinese.
Exit Ticket
 Imagine you have been asked to go on a voyage of
exploration. You are standing on a dock, staring
out at the Atlantic Ocean. The year is 1430. You
have no idea what exists beyond that horizon, but
you have heard of ocean storms, sea monsters, and
even shipwrecks. You have also heard of the riches
available to those who claim new lands. As you
set out to sea write a journal entry about your
goals for the trip, your fears, and what you are
bringing along to help you survive.
Portugal Leads the Way!
 Portugal becomes
the front runner in
the exploration race.
 They had the new
technology!
 This is mostly
because of Prince
Henry
Portugal Leads the Way!
 Prince Henry created a Navigation School to
train mapmakers, shipbuilders, & sea captains.
 This filled Portugal with skilled explorers!
 Prince Henry hired many of them to sail along the
Western coast of Africa.
Portugal Leads the Way!
 Portugal’s main goal: To find a sea route to Asia
Spain Joins In
 Spain also wanted a
sea route to Asia.
 In 1492, the Spanish
send Christopher
Columbus to find a
faster route.
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Spain & Portugal become Rivals
 Portugal thought that
Columbus had actually
reached Asia.
 Pope Alexander VI tried to fix
things between the two
countries in 1493.
 He set a Line of
Demarcation
 Line of Demarcation: an
imaginary dividing line
drawn from North to South
through the Atlantic Ocean
Line of Demarcation
Is it Fair?
Treaty of Tordesillas
 Portugal felt like the
line was not fairly
placed.
 In 1494, Portugal and
Spain signed the
Treaty of Tordesillas
which pushed the
line 370 leagues West
of the original line.
Portugal Continues to Succeed
 Portugal set up trading posts all over India
Spain Still Tries to Join
 In 1521, Ferdinand
Magellan (sailing for
Spain) lands in the
Philippines & claims the
land for Spain.
 His main goal was
circumnavigation
Portugal Gets Challenged
 England and the Netherlands try to enter the Indian
Ocean’s trading circles.
 By 1600, the Dutch
owned the largest fleet
of ships in the world
(20,000 ships!)
 This made the
Portuguese back off
from the Asian region.
 The Dutch & English
begin to battle it out for
this area.
Trading Companies
 The English set up the East India Trade
Company: trade company set up by
Queen Elizabeth I
 The Dutch set up the Dutch East India
Company: Dutch trading company set up
to protect trade in the area.
 The Dutch Company was richer & more
powerful.
 They set up a trading headquarters
on the island of Java and conquered
several spice islands, like the Port of
Malacca.
English & French Join In
 Other countries
like the English &
French continue
to join in on the
Indian Ocean
trade ring.
 No one could ever
hold onto it the
way the Dutch
did.