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AIM What drives Europeans to want to explore India? Versus

AIM What drives Europeans to want to explore India? Versus DO NOW: Pretend you are an explorer in the 1400’s. You are asked to explore a completely UNKNOWN island. You do not know what lives there, how to get there (exactly) or how long you will be there. What will you do?

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AIM What drives Europeans to want to explore India? Versus

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  1. AIM What drives Europeans to want to explore India? Versus DO NOW: Pretend you are an explorer in the 1400’s. You are asked to explore a completely UNKNOWN island. You do not know what lives there, how to get there (exactly) or how long you will be there. • What will you do? • What rewards (besides jewels) might come from exploring the sea? • What risks might you entail by embarking on such an unknown journey?

  2. FOR GOLD, GOD, and GLORY! • GOLD! (WEALTH! ) • New spices in Europe (introduced during the Crusades) = demand for the spices. • Europeans wanted to cut out the middle man ! • Europeans try to find new trade routes because they want new sources of wealth.

  3. GOD (Spread of Christianity) • The Crusades pushed Christians to feel it was their duty to spread their religion and convert people to Christianity ( and not to be Muslim) • Bartolomeu Dias – “ To serve God and His Majesty, to give light to those who were in darkness, and to grow rich as all men desire to do.”:

  4. GLORY ! • BEING “The FIRST!” • First to: Find an spice? Find a area? Create a trading port? Control a COUNTRY!?

  5. TECHNOLOGY HELPS ! • The introduction of the Caravel made travel easier ! • 65 feet long = more space for food/ppl. • Able to explore close to shore. • Larger sails for easier movement and power!

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

  7. New Weapons Technology

  8. Christopher Columbus [1451-1506]

  9. Columbus’ Four Voyages

  10. Other Voyages of Exploration

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

  12. Atlantic Explorations Looking for “El Dorado”

  13. Home Work

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