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Question 3: What Factors Created the Conditions for European Exploration ? Consider this PreColumbian (pre 1492) Map of the World… What do you notice? The Pre- Columbian World Undiscovered Undiscovered Undiscovered Known Human Population Centers at the Time of Columbus Meanwhile, back in Europe… A movement was starting that would LITERALLY change the world as we knew it! FACTOR 1: The European Renaissance Renaissance Basics The period of time between the medieval and the early modern era (1300-1600) A time of renewal, rebirth, and exploration Centered in Italy, the movement spread throughout Europe to France, England, Spain, Portugal The 1400’s are seen as the high point of the Period Art Mathematics Music Science Drama Astronomy Literature / Poetry Architecture These are the “Renaissance Men” – the leaders of the greatest intellectual movement in human history, and the minds that shaped an era of exploration and discovery Leonardo Da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo Donatello Botticelli Machiavelli Galileo Copernicus Characteristics of the Renaissance Spirit 1. Unquenchable Curiosity 3. Courage to take Risks 3. A Spirit of Adventure 4. Commitment to Innovation & Improvement 5. Knowledge = Experience Example The Ocean: What’s out there beyond our shores?? FACTOR 2: Technological Advances in Navigation Science and Ship Building make extended sea voyages possible Tools to navigate by the stars The Introduction of the Caravel in the 1450’s – A Safe, Seagoing Vessel OLD: The Barca Question 3: What Were the Specific Motivations for European Exploration? Five Motivations for Exploration 1. A New Trade Route to avoid the Turkish middlemen who dominated the SILK ROAD 2. Finding the “Northwest Passage” to China China India Africa Sail West to Go East 3. Nation Building and Dominance of the Seas Go for GLORY! PORTUGAL SPAIN 1st Explorer = Henry the Navigator • Portuguese Prince • Established a Sailing School to perfect new tools and boats • Funded Exploration expeditions down the West coast of Africa Portuguese Exploration 1487-88 Bartolemeu Dias King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain: They Sponsored Christopher Columbus’ Voyage 4. Seeking Fortunes in Gold, Silver, Precious Gems to Bankroll European Nation States – Go for GOLD! 5. A Post-Crusade Missionary Zeal – Go for GOD!
