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Are you planning on moving away once you are an adult? Where would you like to go? Why?

bellwork. Are you planning on moving away once you are an adult? Where would you like to go? Why?. 5 minutes. SWBAT:. List and describe the foundations of European Exploration. Define . Commercial Revolution Subsidies Galleys joint stock company tariffs.

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Are you planning on moving away once you are an adult? Where would you like to go? Why?

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  1. bellwork Are you planning on moving away once you are an adult? Where would you like to go? Why? 5 minutes

  2. SWBAT: List and describe the foundations of European Exploration

  3. Define • Commercial Revolution • Subsidies • Galleys • joint stock company • tariffs

  4. Foundations for European Exploration

  5. Technological Advances

  6. Mapmaking improved due the goal of pictorial accuracy. New maps emphasized that the world was round and Africa and Asia were added with increased detail. Inspired by new maps, daring sea captains began to set out to new areas across the Atlantic. The goal was to find a quicker route from Europe to Asia. Compass and Astrolabe Improvements also made to ships to make them sail against the wind, to travel quickly and to be steered more accurately. Technological Advances

  7. Economic Changes

  8. Improved ways of doing business- using money and increased banking services. During the 1400s a standardization of money occurred, coins were given fixed values. New shipments of gold and silver from the New World increased supplies needed by European monarchs. Joint-stock companies created . Owners would sell shares to investors, thus making them co-owners. Economic Changes

  9. Political Changes

  10. New exploration was often spurred on by rivalries between competing countries. Gaining riches and colonies = POWER Mercantilism= a country’s gov. must make as much money as possible. Favorable balance of trade = selling more goods than what was imported in. Get colonies- metals, raw materials, manufactured goods. Political Changes

  11. Social Changes

  12. Population increased after 1500. Harsh living conditions prompted some to want to live a better life. Adventure, possible wealth, fame served as a catalyst. Escape religious or political persecution. Social Changes

  13. Motives for European Exploration Crusades  by-pass intermediaries to get to Asia. Muslim Control Routes. Renaissance  curiosity about other lands and peoples. Reformation  refugees & missionaries. Monarchs seeking new sources of revenue. Technological advances. Fame and fortune.

  14. Foundations of Exploration Review Questions: • Describe the improvements in navigational aids & ship construction that made long range exploration possible? • What role did colonies play in mercantilism? • How would Mercantilism cause international tension to grow?

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