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Bell Work. Columbus worksheet. Objectives. Appraise how the Renaissance led to the Age of Exploration Discuss the factors that influenced countries to go explore foreign lands. The Age of Exploration. Effects/Impact on the New World & Europe. Age of Exploration. Spain.

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  1. Bell Work • Columbus worksheet

  2. Objectives • Appraise how the Renaissance led to the Age of Exploration • Discuss the factors that influenced countries to go explore foreign lands

  3. The Age of Exploration Effects/Impact on the New World & Europe

  4. Age of Exploration Spain • Three of the countries that sponsored early explorers. Italy Portugal

  5. Factors That Encouraged Exploration… • What would make people want to/able to explore? • Gold • God • Glory • Technology

  6. Gold / Glory • Renaissance Values • Secularism: Worldly pleasures • Individualism: individual achievement & fame • What makes money????? • TRADE • The search for spices and profits • What country dominated trade in Europe? • Italy • So, What did they do?? • They found new routes to the places • Printing press = fame for one’s actions was more possible • Individual kings wanted glory for their kingdoms competition spreads

  7. God • Europeans spread Christianity • Many Christians felt it was their sacred duty to convert non Christians • Rise of Protestantism: • Competition: Especially after the Reformation • a race to convert native peoples to a particular brand of Christianity

  8. Technology • Why would new technology lead to exploration? • People were inspired by new inventions and ideas.

  9. The Caravel • The caravel was a new, faster, more maneuverable ship • triangular sails: helped it maintain its course in storms • (easier to change direction) • Sturdier for longer voyages

  10. The Compass • This invention would help people determine what direction they were traveling

  11. The Astrolabe • This invention helped people tell how far north or south of the equator they were

  12. Prince Henry • “The Navigator” • Not a navigator…a patron • Henry paid for many sea voyages • He also opened a school of navigation in Portugal • Helped discover Azores Islands & more • What did he expect to get out of all this?

  13. Questions • How did the Renaissance influence exploration? • What are the 4 main factors • How did the Reformation lead to the Age of Exploration? • What was the difference between the old ships and the new ships used to sail? • What is the difference between the compass and the astrolabe? • What is Prince Henry’s role in exploration?

  14. To Do • Read page 2 and 3 of the Exploration reading. • Complete the “Cheat Sheet”

  15. Bell Work

  16. To Do: • Map Activity

  17. Bell Work

  18. Explorers

  19. Arctic Ocean E Europe North America P Asia S Africa Pacific Pacific Atlantic South America Indian Ocean Austraila Antarctica

  20. M D C J L A F B K I G N E

  21. Voyages of Exploration Extension

  22. Portuguese & Spanish Domination • Bartholomeu Dias: Reached Southernmost tip of Africa—Cape of Good Hope • Columbus: (explored for Spain) reached island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean; responsible for destruction of an entire race of native peoples; introduced new products to Europe from Americas

  23. Cape of Good Hope water route around Africa to India and back Island of Hispaniola in Caribbean The Americas Panama Brazil / Amazon River All water route around the world What is the significance of these explorations?

  24. Treaty of Tordesillas • Who controls what land???? • Pope Alexander VI found a solution in 1493. • Created the Line of Demarcation • Line of Demarcation: imaginary line drawn through the Atlantic Ocean • Land WEST = Spanish • Land EAST = Portuguese • Treaty of Tordesillas: agreement to move the line of demarcation a few degrees west

  25. Who Colonized Where? • Spanish- South & Central & North Americas. • Conquered the Aztec, Maya & Inca • Conquered the Anasazi & Olmec in southwest North America • French- Canada, Mississippi River Valley in North America, & parts of Africa. • Traded with the Illinois, Huron, Algonquin & Cree tribes

  26. Who Colonized, Where? • English- Eastern coast of North America, Africa, India & Australia • Fought with the Delaware, Miami, Iroquois & Cherokee in North America. • Portuguese- Brazil, South America & Africa

  27. Positive Effects of Exploration • A “New World” was discovered • Columbian Exchange: exchange of goods between Europe & Americas • America never knew of horses, cows, chickens, pigs, sheep, goats, donkeys or oxen • New plants such as wheat, barley, rye, oats, oranges, apples, bananas, coffee • Europe never knew of corn, tomatoes, squash, tobacco, cacao, potatoes

  28. Negative Effects of Exploration • Natives got diseases from explorers • Epidemics: smallpox, measles, influenza • were foreign to native Americans • 75 years after Columbus—population on Hispaniola went from 250,000 to 500 • Helped destroy entire empires—ie: Aztec Empire • Natives lost their freedom, customs & pride • Slave Trade • Discovery of areas in Africa led to importation of African slaves • Europeans started plantations in America for cultivation...forced natives to be slaves

  29. Negative Effects of Exploration • African nations had no stable governments after colonization. • Warlords came in and took over.

  30. WHO AM I?

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