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Reasons for Exploration Gold, Glory, God 1. Sought new routes (Spice Trade) 2. Sought new Markets 3. Missionary 4. Sought fame and fortune (Renaissance) New Technology 1. 2. 3. 4. Compass (Chinese invention) Astrolabe (Islamic invention) Cartography improved Shipwrights outfit new sails (Arabic Invention) and multiple masts Caravel Leaders of Exploration • Portugal –Prince Henry the Navigator –First Explorers • Dias (1487) • Vasco da Gama (1497) Spain • Ferdinand and Isabella began Spain’s quest –Columbus (1492) Conflict and Resolution Spain and Portugal laid claim to ‘New World’ Pope drew a Line of Demarcation (Spain gets West and Portugal gets East) SPAIN PORTUGAL Line of Demarcation not acceptable Treaty of Tordesillas altered the Line (Portugal got Brazil and East, Spain got West minus Brazil) SPAIN PORTUGAL Other Countries • Netherlands (Dutch) –Dutch East India Company • France –Quebec and Mississippi Delta • England –Francis Drake and Pirates –New England Columbian Exchange Effects of Exploration 1. Colonial competition 2. Native cultures absorb European culture • Imposed or adopted 3. New markets 4. Decline of Mediterranean 5. New business methods
