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Chapter One, Section One Pages 80-89. Age of Exploration. Vocabulary. Marco Polo Spent 17 years in China working for Kublai Khan Hernan Cortes Destroyed the Aztec Empire Astrolabe Measured the position of the stars Christopher Columbus
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Chapter One, Section One Pages 80-89 Age of Exploration
Vocabulary • Marco Polo • Spent 17 years in China working for Kublai Khan • Hernan Cortes • Destroyed the Aztec Empire • Astrolabe • Measured the position of the stars • Christopher Columbus • Believed he could reach Asia by sailing West across Atlantic • Missions • Religious communities that included a town, farmland and a church • Crusades • Series of holy wars that increased trade
Marco Polo • In 1217, sailed from Europe to Asia • Spent 17 years in China • Worked for Kublai Khan
Growth of Trade • Crusades increased trade between Europe and Middle East • Merchants made fortunes from trade in goods from China • Mercantilism: more goods equals more riches
New Technology • Astrolabe: instrument that measured the position of the stars • Compass: determined sailor’s ships’ position • Stern Rudder: allowed ships to sail into the wind
Portugal Leads the Way • 1420: Prince Henry set up center for exploration • Explored the coast of Africa • Bartholomieu Dias • Vasco de Gama
Columbus Sets Sail • Sailed West to Asia • Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria • Sighted land in Bahamas • New continent • Found gold, spices in Hispaniola
Magellan’s Voyage • Spanish employed Portuguese mariners • Named Pacific Ocean • Circumnavigated the globe • Killed in Phillippines
Spanish Conquistadores • Given right to explore • Gave Spanish crown part of any gold, silver
Who Was Cortes? • 1519: conquered Tenochtitlan • Empire of the Aztec • Conquered Aztec Empire by: • Guns and cannons • Horses and large dogs • Disease (smallpox)
Searching for Gold • Ponce de Leon • Landed in Florida in 1513 • First Spanish settlement in US • St. Augustine • Looking for “Fountain of Youth”
French, Dutch, English Exploration • Wanted to profit from trade/colonization • Hoped to find Northwest Passage
A Trade Rivalry • England and Spain competed • Sir Francis Drake • Conquered Spanish Armada • England’s strength: maritime power