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Mr. Walker

The Age of Early European Explorations & Conquests. Mr. Walker. A Map of the Known World, pre- 1492. Motives for European Exploration. Crusades  by-pass intermediaries to get to Asia. Renaissance  curiosity about other lands and peoples. Reformation  refugees & missionaries.

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Mr. Walker

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  1. The Age of Early European Explorations & Conquests Mr. Walker

  2. A Map of the Known World,pre- 1492

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

  4. Prince Henry, the Navigator • School for Navigation, 1419

  5. Mapmakers Shipbuilders Instrument makers Scientists Sea Captains Navigational School

  6. New Maritime Technologies Better Maps [Portulan] Hartman Astrolabe(1532) Mariner’s Compass Sextant

  7. New Weapons Technology

  8. Museum of Navigationin Lisbon

  9. Portuguese Maritime Empire • Exploring the west coast of Africa. • Bartolomeo Dias, 1487. • Vasco da Gama, 1498. • Calicut. • Admiral Alfonso de Albuquerque (Goa, 1510; Malacca, 1511).

  10. Jealous of Portugal Italian guy named Columbus Caribbean Ticks off Portuguese Pope Alexander VI Line of Demarcation Treaty of Tordesillas East = Portugal West = Spain Spain Wants In

  11. The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 & The Pope’s Line of Demarcation

  12. Christófo Colón [1451-1506]

  13. Columbus’ Four Voyages

  14. Capturing Cities Fort at Hormuz – Arabian & Persian Goa – New Capital Indonesia – Malacca “Spice Islands” Afonso De Albuquerque Broke Italian – Muslim Dominance Spain Responds Ferdinand Magellan Portugal’s Empire

  15. Ferdinand Magellan & the First Circumnavigation of the World:Early 16c

  16. Other Voyages of Exploration

  17. Largest Fleet in 1600 – 20,000 Fight over Asia – Trading Co. Dutch East India Company Based at Batavia on Island of Java Took Malacca from Portugal Controlled Cape of Good Hope France and Britain = little effect Dutch Get Involved

  18. Atlantic Explorations Looking for “El Dorado”

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