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Early Exploration

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

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  1. Early Exploration God, Gold, and Glory

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Gold • Goal-financial gain • Colombus-seeking direct route to Spice islands • To control trade and market of hard to get items

  6. 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

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