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Essential Question: How are the Crusades linked to the Age of Exploration?

Essential Question: How are the Crusades linked to the Age of Exploration?. THE AGE OF EXPLORATION. Background: Crusaders brought goods home that they purchased in Middle Eastern markets. -Spices, silk, foods never seen by Europeans Many people in Europe demanded more of those goods.

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Essential Question: How are the Crusades linked to the Age of Exploration?

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  1. Essential Question: How are the Crusades linked to the Age of Exploration?

  2. THE AGE OF EXPLORATION Background: • Crusaders brought goods home that they purchased in Middle Eastern markets. -Spices, silk, foods never seen by Europeans • Many people in Europe demanded more of those goods.

  3. THE AGE OF EXPLORATION Development of Trade routes to Middle East • In response to European demand for goods… • Merchants in the northern Italian cities of: Pisa, Venice, Genoa and Florence established 1st new trade routes to Middle East

  4. THE AGE OF EXPLORATION • Merchants from these Italian cities amassed great amounts of wealth due to control of trade routes • Kings and Queens of Europe desired their own trade routes and hired brave men to discover them...hence the Age of Exploration

  5. THE AGE OF EXPLORATION • Countries began to explore as a way to increase trade and to spread Christianity • there were developments in technology that helped; maps, compass, lateen sail

  6. Prince Henry the Navigator Patron on Naval Expeditions

  7. Bartholomeu Dias • In 1488 he sailed around the Cape of Good Hope

  8. VASCO DaGAMA • He was the first to sail to India • Set up a Portuguese trade empire • 1510 Goa became the capital of Portuguese colonies in Asia

  9. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS • He was one of the earliest to explore to the west • in 1492 he landed in the West Indies • He died believing he had reached India

  10. FERDINAND MAGELLAN • He was the first to sail around South America • His crew made it around the world

  11. MAGELLAN’S CREW ALSO DISCOVERED …….. A ‘CAMEL’ WITHOUT HUMPS …..

  12. A BLACK ‘GOOSE’ WHICH HAD TO BE SKINNED INSTEAD OF PLUCKED….

  13. A ‘SEAWOLF’ WITH THE HEAD OF A CALF….

  14. THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS

  15. NEED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

  16. Negative results of exploration • Smallpox wiped out entire tribes • Europeans introduced alcohol to the natives (they have no tolerance for it) • Took over lands • Changed people’s way of life

  17. Positive results of trade • People became wealthy due to trade • port cities grew in importance and wealth; the money acquired by trade helped fund the Renaissance • trade with colonies brought raw materials needed for the Industrial Revolution • Matteo Ricci and other missionaries spread Christianity

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