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Exploration European Expansion Worldwide in an Attempt to gain Land, Bullion, Slaves For*** Gain, Glory and God
Economic ImpactExchange of Plants, AnimalsHumans, diseases, culture, foodLanguage, money, goods and Services and more…
God, Glory, Gain, Exploration
Economic:– Gold – Natural resources – Trade
Religious
Competition for empire and belief in superiority of own culture
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EXPLORATION:
Exchanged goods and ideas
Improved navigational tools and ships
Claimed territories (Map)
Portuguese Prince Henry “The Navigator”He could not explore so he made the
maps and invented navigation instruments
Portugal led Exploration in the world
Christopher Columbus 1492 discovered Island in Caribbean
“San Salvador” near Cuba not INDIA (they were trying to get a shorter route to India. They thought they were in India so called it West Indies and called the natives “Indians”. Sailed for Spain’s Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand even he was
Portuguese
Amerigo Vespucci North America is named after this explorer Explores Americas 1497 BUT NEVER
ENTERED THE U.S.
Spanish Explorer Ferdinand Magellan Discovered Pacific Ocean
“Pacifica-Peaceful”1519-1522 1 ship returned to Spain of the
5 Ships that sailed.
Spanish Conquistadors Spanish explorers who were allegiant to
the Crown militarily but out for the Glory and riches.
Hernon Cortes - Aztecs in Mexico City 1519 (3 years to wipe out Montezuma)
Francisco Pizzaro - Peru’s Incan Civilization 1531-1532
Conquistadors destroyed civilizations
Cortes turned on Montezuma and people within 24 hours of entering the “Golden City” (Mexico City, Mexico)
Cortes Enslaved the Aztecs to find gold King of Aztecs - Montezuma was taken
prisoner and eventually killed, but people revolted
Aztec Civilization ended due Spanish bringing small pox, flu, causing starvation, and warfare.
Bartholomeu Dias Portuguese Explorer Explored western coast of Africa & South African tip, finding route to India. The voyage back he discovered the Cape
of Good Hope in May 1488. He named it Cape of Good Hope the "Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas). Renamed by King John II of Portugal as the Cape of Good Hope.
Europeans could trade directly with India and Asia, avoiding expensive middle men.
Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer 1498 Gama 1st to lead expedition around
Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa to India.
Tell me what you know…
1. What were 3 motivating forces for exploration?2. What were 2 obstacles to exploration3. Who were the first nations to explore North America?4. What did the Portuguese invent for exploration?5. Why did the Spanish refer to the natives of the Carribean as
Indians.6. What were the problems associated with exploration and
cultural exchange?7. Have we explored all we can explore on this planet today? 8. Have the reasons for exploration changed in modern times?9. How did the reformation movement lend to exploration. 10. How did exploration help grow the power of Kings and
Queens?
What helped the Reformation and Exploration Expand around the world?
German Inventor Johannes Gutenberg‘s Printing Press. 1st thing it printed in mass – Christian Holy Bible