1 / 14

Early Exploration 1492-1600

Early Exploration 1492-1600. Reasons for Exploration. Prince Henry the Navigator. Son of King John I of Portugal Supported Portugal’s Exploration and Trade with Africa and Asia Invented or encouraged the use of the Caravel and Astrolabe Deathly afraid of water . Christopher Columbus.

maude
Download Presentation

Early Exploration 1492-1600

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Early Exploration 1492-1600

  2. Reasons for Exploration

  3. Prince Henry the Navigator Son of King John I of Portugal Supported Portugal’s Exploration and Trade with Africa and Asia Invented or encouraged the use of the Caravel and Astrolabe Deathly afraid of water

  4. Christopher Columbus Background Christopher Columubus • 1. Born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 • 2. An experienced sailor, and cartographer (mapmaker) • 3. Searched for faster trade routes to India and China, other than the ones found in Marco Polo’s journals. • 4. Originally asked the Portuguese for sponsorship in 1484.

  5. Columbus’s Journey • 1. Columbus set sail on 8/3/1492 • 2. His ships were the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria • 3. Columbus landed in the “New World” (Hispaniola and Cuba) on 10/12/1492 • 4. Columbus would make 4 journeys to the “New World” from 1492-1502, always thinking he’d made it to Asia

  6. Reasons to Explore • 3. Sought Glory by bringing some of the natives and samples of the flora back to Spain. • 1. Columbus came in search of Gold and riches to ship back to Spain. • 2. Spread Christianity, (God) primarily Roman Catholicism with the blessing of Pope Alexander VI.

  7. Spanish Explorers Explorers Area Explored Sails up the Mississippi River and explores the Gulf of Mexico Explores Florida and searches for the Fountain of Youth Conquers the Aztecs in Mexico Explores the Pacific Coast Explores Colorado Discovers the Pacific Ocean Conquers the Incas in Peru • De Soto • De Leon • Cortes • Cabrillo • Coronado • Balboa • Pizarro

  8. Portuguese Exploration Explorers Area Explored 1. East Coast of Africa and Sails the Cape of Good Hope. 2. Circumnavigates the coast of Africa and explores India 3. Explores Brazil • 1. Diaz • 2. da Gama • 3. Cabral

  9. The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 • Spain: • 1. Controls North and South America except for Brazil. • Portugal: • 1. Controls all of Africa and Islands in the Caribbean and Brazil.

  10. The Columbian Exchange

  11. St. Augustine, FL 1565 The First Successful European Colony in North America. It is the oldest continuous city in North America Established Spain’s control of the east coast of North America, and acted as a base for Spanish Pirate raids in the Caribbean.

  12. Social Pyramid in Spanish Colonies •The Spanish colonial organization was based on hierarchical structure, which placed the Spanish at the top of the colonial society. •Mestizos were people made up of Spanish and Native cultures •Native Americans and Slaves were at the bottom of the Social Structure.

  13. The Mission System • 1. To establish security for its colonies, including its most valuable; New Mexico, Spain established the Mission System. • 2. The Mission System was created by Fr. Junipero Serra • 3. Missions were established along the frontier from California (San Francisco) to South Carolina.

More Related