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Early Exploration. God, Gold, and Glory. Sparks of Exploration. Marco Polo 1275-1293 Traveled with father and uncle (merchants) to the court of Kublain Khan in China and Japan Returns home writes The Travels. The Men Who Dared. Renaissance Men
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Early Exploration God, Gold, and Glory
Sparks of Exploration • Marco Polo • 1275-1293 • Traveled with father and uncle (merchants) to the court of Kublain Khan in China and Japan • Returns home writes The Travels
The Men Who Dared • Renaissance Men • Critical thinkers who are not confined by the physical and intellectual bonds of the Middle Ages • Upper Middle Class • People who have a background in trading and shipping
God • An effort to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church • Spain and Portugal • Voyages bring along a priest • Minister to the crew • Serve as a translator if needed • Converting natives
Gold • Goal-financial gain • Colombus-seeking direct route to Spice islands • To control trade and market of hard to get items
Glory • Seekers of Glory • A huge step • Few in the world have ever taken a ship out of the sight of land! • New technologies allow for it