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The Age of Exploration In your opinion, why do you think Europeans began to explore the oceans? Define the following key terms: Astrolabe Caravel Cartographer Colony Commerce Compass *Compass rose Export Import Invest Mercantilism *Slavery *Trade route * =Not found in textbook After watching the videos Watch the two videos on exploration on my YouTube site. 1. List reasons why the Europeans were afraid to sail the oceans too far from land? 2. List reasons why exploring beyond Europe and Asia began. After watching the videos 3. Identify effects of exploration 4. Classify effects of exploration on the modern world as economic, political or social and explain why. European Explorers Handout & Map HANDOUTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE CLASS WEB SITE IN UNIT 4 HANDOUTS Papal Separation of the world for exploration “Line of Demarcation” Spain’s to explore Portugal’s to explore Analyze the Illustration Study the illustrations on the next slide • List the people, objects and activities illustrated • Based on what you observe, list three things you might infer from the two illustrations • What questions does the illustrations raise in your mind? • Where could you find answers to them? Questions to Consider 1. How does the author explain the entrance of Portugal into the African slave trade? 2. The author describes the Muslim Arabs as "very hostile to Christians" but then goes on to detail the close commercial relationship between the Arabs and the Portuguese. How do you explain this contradiction? 3. This document comes to us from a Venetian sailing for Portugal in the 1450s. By the end of the century many Italians (including Columbus) would sail not for their native states, but for Portugal or Spain. What political and economic circumstances account for this? Handout to answer questions can be found on the class web site in Unit 4 handouts. 15 century slave trade African Slave Trade Three Passages of a slaves Journey to the New World First Passage Slaves journey from the interior of Africa (sometimes up to 100 miles) to the west coast of Africa Three Passages of a slaves Journey to the New World Middle Passage Slaves journey from the coast of Africa across the Atlantic ocean to the new world Three Passages of a slaves Journey to the New World Third Passage Slaves final journey from the auction to the plantation owner •Columbian Exchange Led To… $ Cash Crop $ A crop, such as tobacco, grown for direct sale rather than for livestock feed. cash crop and evolves into The “Triangular Trades” So…. What were their motives for Exploration? P. E. R. S. I. A. So…. What were their motives for Exploration? •Political motives • European expansion • Building of a trading empire So…. What were their motives for Exploration? • Economic • Cheaper motives goods and services • Faster/alternate trade routes. • Europeans hoped for spices & precious metals. • Seek greater wealth “Gold” So…. What were their motives for Exploration? • Religious motives • Religious zeal – belief that the natives should be introduced to Catholicism (Catholic faith). • Convert natives to Christianity. • Serve God So…. What were their motives for Exploration? • Social motives • Migration of people to the new world • Exchange of culture and ideas • Freedom from tyranny • Recognition So…. What were their motives for Exploration? • Intellectual motives • Curiosity • Discovery of new lands • Invention of new technologies (i.e. Carvel, astrolabe, magnetic compass, rudder etc… So…. What were their motives for Exploration? • Area • Sea motives (Geography) route to the east Indies • Search for a Northwest Passage • Establish colonies • New “Cash crops”