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15 Exploration & Trade 1200 - 1700

15 Exploration & Trade 1200 - 1700. European Exploration (chapter 15) Causes & Effects. CAUSES: DESIRE FOR WEALTH AND POWER – European explorers hoped to find riches in distant countries and to discover new sea routes to Asia.

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15 Exploration & Trade 1200 - 1700

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  1. 15 Exploration & Trade1200 - 1700

  2. European Exploration (chapter 15) Causes & Effects CAUSES: DESIRE FOR WEALTH AND POWER – European explorers hoped to find riches in distant countries and to discover new sea routes to Asia. RELIGIOUS GOALS – Europeans hoped to spread Christianity (their form) and to drive Muslims out of other lands. RENAISSANCE SPIRIT – Europeans adventurers wanted to test the limits of human ability (humanism) and to explore the unknown. IMPROVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY – Europeans began to build stronger, faster sailing ships. They developed better navigation and more accurate maps. God – Glory – Gold!

  3. Europe

  4. Portuguese Influence on Trade in the 1400’s • 1419 – land on the island of Madeira, expeditions encouraged by Prince Henry The Navigator • 1419 – set up schools for navigation at Sagres to search for a sea route to India – caraveldeveloped • 1434 – Gil Eanessails around Cape Bojador • 1441 – Henrybuilt fort on Arguin Island for slave trade • 1445 – Dinís Dias explored Senegal River • 1446 – NuñoTristãosighted Gambia River • 1455 & 1456 – AlviseCã da Mostoand Diogo Gomes found Cape Verde Island’s

  5. “Baby steps”… why?

  6. Continued from Thursday’s notes Portuguese Influence on Trade in the 1400’s • 1460 –reached as far south as Sierra Leone • 1471 – Fernão Gomes reached the Gold Coast and the Kingdom of Benin by 1475 • 1482 – DiogoCãofound the Congo River • 1470’s reach the Guinea Coast where a fort was built by King John II to protect trade • 1487 – Bartolomeu Dias sails down West coast of Africa reaching the southern tip of Africa later renamed Cape of Good Hope • 1497 – Vasco da Gama set sail with goal to reach Calicut, India reaching it in 1498 • 1499 – returned with Indian pepper, cinnamon, and other spices officially opening up India to trade with Europe by sea

  7. European Exploration Causes & Effects • IMMEDIATE EFFECTS: • Sailors learned more about geography and improved navigation • The Portuguese discovered a sea route to India • Columbus was the first European to reach the Americas (the West Indies) • Magellan's crew sailed around the world (circumnavigate) • The LINE OF DEMARCATION decided by the pope to prevent disputes over newly discovered lands. Spain was given possession of lands west of Europe while Portugal claimed lands to the east of the line. • Arguments further settled by TREATY OF TORDESILLAS (1494)

  8. European Exploration Causes & Effects • LONG TERM EFFECTS: • European nations competed to establish colonies in the Americas and greatly expanded their wealth and power. • Europe established sea trade with India. • The slave trade expanded.

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