Download Aim: How did the Age of Exploration begin?

Aim: How did the Age of
Exploration begin? What
impact did it have on Europe?
Do Now: In what ways did the
pursuit of GOLD, GOD, and Glory
serve as Motivation for European
Age of Exploration?
I European Exploration
and Expansion
•The age of Exploration is
considered a turning point in
world history
•This was inspired by the
Crusades, the writings of Marco
Polo and Ibn Battuta and the
Renaissance
•Trade linked through land
routes: Persia, Arabia, Asia,
Silk Road
•Europeans wanted direct route
to the east, rather than
middlemen
•Many areas of the world were
unknown
II Motives for
Exploration
•Europeans wanted to find a
direct route to Asia
•They wanted to build a world
empire
•They desired wealth, goods and
natural resources
•Europeans primary motive was
economic
•Desire for wealth and foreign
goods
•Jewels and tea from India, Silk,
Porcelain and other goods from
China
•Wanted to sell foreign goods for
profit
•Europeans wanted to spread
Christianity
III. New Technology
•Late 15th century new
maps
•Astrolabe: Navigational
device determines
latitude
The Chinese invented the
compass.
•Magnetic Compass:
Borrowed from China,
traded by Arabs, used to
tell direction
•Gun powder
A rudder is a device used to steer
a ship.
Portugal and Spain led the way!
Catholic countries like Portugal and
Spain would seek new trade routes
for “God, Glory, and Gold.” The world
would never be the same again.
IV Portugal
•Prince Henry the Navigator
created a navigational and
sailing school
•Trained people to sail and
explore
•Conquered islands in
Atlantic and on Africa’s
coast
•1497- Vasco de Gama
sailed around Africa was
first European to reach
India by sea
•Ferdinand Magellan-Led
the first successful
expedition to
circumnavigate the globe
The Portuguese
explorer, Vasco
da Gama, discovered
an all-water route to
India in 1498.
V. Spain
•1492 Ferdinand
and Isabella
financed Christopher
Columbus
•Columbus sailed
west and discovered
the Americas
While searching for an all water route to Asia, in 1492,
Columbus accidentally landed in America.
VI. The Dutch
•Set up the Dutch East
India Trading Company
•Begin to take lands in
Indonesia, South Africa,
and North America
•Henry Hudson sailed
and claimed what is now
New York
•Bought island of
Manhattan
Half Moon is a full scale replica of the
original Dutch ship of exploration sailed by
Henry Hudson for the Dutch East India
Company in 1609
A great exchange of people, ideas, and
products occurred as trade developed
between the Americas, Europe, and
Africa. This great exchange is called
the Columbian Exchange.
While the Age of Exploration greatly
benefited the Europeans, it greatly
harmed the Native American Indians
who lost their land, freedom, and culture.
It also greatly harmed the African slaves
who were enslaved to replace a dying
Indian population in the Americas.
The Age of Exploration
Explorers
Causes
Effects
Questions for Reflection:
• List three motives for the European Age of
Exploration.
• List two inventions which revolutionized
navigation.
• Who was Christopher Columbus and what
was the significance of his travels?
• Who was Ferdinand Magellan and how did
his journey affect future navigators?