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Exploring the Americas

Exploring the Americas. Chapter 2 / Section 1 A Changing World. New Ideas and Nations. New Ideas Came From: The Renaissance Islam s wept through N. Africa and the Middle East Crusades were launched against Islam Interest in China grew from Polo’s “Travels”

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Exploring the Americas

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  1. Exploring the Americas Chapter 2 / Section 1 A Changing World

  2. New Ideas and Nations • New Ideas Came From: • The Renaissance • Islam swept through N. Africa and the Middle East • Crusades were launched against Islam • Interest in China grew from Polo’s “Travels” • Inspired Columbus to sail to the East

  3. Growth of Trade • Merchants knew there were fortunes to be made • Merchants bought goods from Arabs > Merchants sent goods over the Mediterranean > Goods ended up in Italian ports • Merchants wanted to bypass the Arabs

  4. Growth of Ideas • Banking and expansion of trade promoted wealth and ideas • Studied classical works • Renaissance – • Spain, Portugal, England and France emerge as superpowers

  5. Technology's Impact • Printing of books • Improved Maps and Instruments • Astrolabe • Magnetic Compass • Improved Ships • Stern rudder / Triangular sail • Three-masted caravel (Portuguese) • New age of exploration launched

  6. African Kingdoms • Arabs traded for goods on African interior • Ghana • Imposed and prospered from trade route taxes • Had gold, salt and slaves • Mali • Gold and agriculture – trade routes • Mansa Musa • Songhai • Sophisticated government based on Quran • Defeated by the Moroccans

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