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THE. AND EUROPEAN EXPLORERS (MODULE 1). THE RENAISSANCE: LATE 15 TH & EARLY 16 TH CENTURIES. In 15 th century Europe there was a ‘rebirth’ or renewed interest in science and learning. (Wanted to discover the world and learn more about it).

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  1. THE AND EUROPEAN EXPLORERS (MODULE 1)

  2. THE RENAISSANCE:LATE 15TH & EARLY 16TH CENTURIES • In 15th century Europe there was a ‘rebirth’ or renewed interest in science and learning. (Wanted to discover the world and learn more about it). • Europeans knew only a ‘small world.’ Apart from the continent of Europe, they knew of the North Coast of Africa and parts of the Middle East. • Had vague and romantic concepts about Asia (Marco Polo’ s journeys). • The Americas, Australia, and most of Africa unknown to Europeans.

  3. THE RENAISSANCE:LATE 15TH & EARLY 16TH CENTURIES cont’d • Powerful nations (England, France, Spain, Portugal) desired exotic spices and riches from Asia. • The Turks had control over the Ottoman Empire and blocked all land routes from Europe to Asia. Luxury goods from Asia became very expensive. • Europeans needed to discover a new route to Asia – the sea.

  4. THE World Known to the Europeans

  5. EUROPEAN MOTIVES FOR EXPLORATION • Commercial: acquire wealth with gold, silver, gems, spices. • Political: Attain more power by creating an empire by establishing overseas colonies. • Religious: missionary work & conversion of indigenous peoples to Christianity. • Technological: more efficient ways of doing things; new navigation instruments, better ships (caravel, galleon), cartography. • Personal Prestige: glamour, display courage, be first to discover new territory.

  6. IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY

  7. EUROPEAN EXPLORATION & EXPANSION IN THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES

  8. THE MAJOR EXPLORERS PORTUGAL • Bartholomeu Diaz (1487) – Rounded southern tip of Africa / Cape of Good Hope. • Vasco da Gama (1497) – Reached India by sea. • Pedro Alvarez Cabral (1500) – Explored coast of Brazil. SPAIN • C. Columbus (1492) – Sailed west to find China…hit roadblock… America! • Amerigo Vespucci (1499-1503) – Explored east coast of South America. • Vasco de Balboa (1513) – Crossed Central America on foot! First European to see Pacific Ocean. • Ferdinao de Magalhaes (1519-1522) – First voyage around world.

  9. THE MAJOR EXPLORERS cont’d ENGLAND • Giovanni Caboto (1497) – Reached Labrador and New Founde Land = COD!! • Martin Frobisher (1576-1579) – Explored Labrador and Baffin Island. FRANCE • Giovanni Verrazano (1524) – Explored east coast of North America. • Jacques Cartier (1534-1542) – Explored mouth of St. Lawrence and reached village where Montreal now exists…Yipee!!!

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