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The Race to the New World. Why search for new lands?. A. Reasons 1. Space a. growth of population b. Food runs out/need new land 2. Fame and Fortune a. 700-1000 A.D. Vikings b. 982 Eric the Red c. 1001 Leif to Vinland. 3. How do we Know?. a. saga’s b. map c. L’Anse Aux Meadows
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Why search for new lands? • A. Reasons • 1. Space • a. growth of population • b. Food runs out/need new land • 2. Fame and Fortune • a. 700-1000 A.D. Vikings • b. 982 Eric the Red • c. 1001 Leif to Vinland
3. How do we Know? • a. saga’s • b. map • c. L’Anse Aux Meadows • d. carbon dating • e. archaeology-nail
B. Pull of Religion • 1. Life in the Middle Ages • a. most lived on manors • b. serfs
2. Feudalism-Rule by lords. • a. King • b. Lords • c. Knights • d. Peasants
3. The Church- Roman Catholic • a. mission to save souls-spread Christianity • b. Pope leads the Church • i. Pope, Cardinals, Bishops/Monsignor, friar Tuck
4. Free the Holy Land • a. 1071 Seljuk Turks capture Jerusalem • b. They are Muslim-follow the teachings of Mohammad-Allah • c. 1095 Pope Urban II -Peace of God-Christians stop fighting Christians free Holy Land • d. Crusade=Holy War=Jihad • e. Competition to save souls
II. Effects of the Crusades on Exploration • A. Mixture of Cultures • 1. Crusades expand European’s knowledge • a. spices • b. trade • c. sailing
2. Ptolemy’s book • a. Greek Scholar • b. World is round • c. latitude and longitude
3. Inventions • a. Astrolabe-Position by stars • b. magnetic compass- true north • c. caravel- tacking
III. Where to go for new lands? • A. Marco Polo • 1. Genoa in Italy • 2. 1270 travels with pop to China • 3. riches of the silk road • 4. Italy has claim
C. Impact of the Renaissance on Exploration • 1. Prince Henry the Navigator • a. school for navigation at Sagres Portugal • b. patronage • c. collect ancient and new knowledge in one place
B. Portuguese • 1. School for sailing • 2. 1488 Bartolomeau Dias- Cape of Good Hope • 3. 1497 Vasco Da Gama India
C. Christopher Columbus • 1. October 12, 1492- West Indies. • 2. A success? • a. First? • b. Indies? Indians? • 3. Importance • a. opens the floodgate of European exploration of the “new world”
IV. The Race is on. • A. Participants • 1. Portugal • a. First out of the gate • b. Dias 1488 • c. Cabral 1500 • 2. Spain • a. Christopher 1492 • b. Balboa 1513
3. England • a. Cabot 1497 • 4. France • a. Verazano 1524 • 5. The Netherlands • a. Hudson 1609
B. Reasons • 1. New route to the riches of Indies • a. West Indies- Columbus’ mistake • b mythical northwest passage • 2. New Lands • a. resources
B. Renaissance • 1. Return to the light of Rome • 2. Civilization-1455-Gutenberg’s Movable type- Bible • 3. Nation States • 4. Period of Learning
3. Religion • a. save souls • b. line of demarcation • c. religious freedom / escape persecution
C. Rivalries • 1. Country vs. Country • a. England vs. Spain • b. Sea Dogs • 1588 Spanish Armada • 2. Church vs. Church • a. 1517 Reformation • b. Catholic vs. Protestant