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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration. SS6H6. Age of Exploration. Time period: between the early 15 th century until the 17 th century (1400s-1600s). Led to discoveries in the Americas, Africa, and Asia . 16 th Century Astrolabe. Main Motivations for Exploration. Get Rich (Gold) Honor (Glory)

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Age of Exploration

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  1. Age of Exploration SS6H6

  2. Age of Exploration • Time period: between the early 15th century until the 17th century • (1400s-1600s) • Led to discoveries in the Americas, Africa, and Asia 16th Century Astrolabe

  3. Main Motivations for Exploration • Get Rich (Gold) • Honor (Glory) • Spread Christianity (God) Called the 3 G’s Portuguese Caravel

  4. Reasons for Exploration • Europeans wanted a route around Africa into the Indian Ocean • Supply and Demand High demand for Asian silks & spices • Set up colonies Portuguese Caravel

  5. Role of Religion • Crusades: Holy wars between 1096-1272 in which various popes sent forces to capture the Holy Land from Muslim Turks • Pope: Leader of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Urban II: Ordered the 1st Crusade

  6. Role of Religion • Crusades exposed Europeans to new technologies and products. • Exposure to arts and sciences led to better ships and the drawing of better maps • Europeans spread Christianity wherever they went • Contributed to the expansion of the empires of Portugal, Spain, England, and France.

  7. Portugal • Located on Atlantic Coast • Led the way in European exploration • Portugal is on which physical feature of Europe?

  8. Advancements in Navigation • Compass • Cross Staff • Astrolabe • Caravel How do you learn about these advancements?

  9. Prince Henry the Navigator • Portuguese prince • Established a school for navigation, cartography, and shipbuilding • Set up colonies in Africa

  10. School of Navigation • Established a school of navigation at Sagres, Portugal • Cartography: Mapmaking Possible site of the school of navigation

  11. Colony • Colony: territory controlled by people from a foreign land • Mercantilism: Use of colonies to increase a nations wealth by gaining access to labor and natural resources

  12. Portuguese Empire • Time Period/Routes: 15th century: led the world in sea exploration and explored the western coast of Africa • Motivation:find a trade route around Africa to Asia • Important People • Prince Henry • Portuguese prince • Established a school for navigation, cartography, and shipbuilding • Set up colonies in Africa

  13. Portuguese Empire • Empires/Territory • Most profitable: Brazil • Brazil was a Portuguese colony until 1822 • Mainly set up trading posts

  14. Spanish Empire • Time Period/Routes: 15th Century: Spanish explorers were searching for a trade route through or around North & South America to Asia • Motivation:Wanted to find a quicker route to the gold & spices in Asia. • Other Motivations: • Looking for gold & spices • Used missionaries to convert natives to Christianity

  15. Spanish Empire • Empire Territories • Ruled huge amounts of territory in North and South America for 300 years • Philippines in Asia

  16. British Empire • Time Period: 17th Century • British empire was the largest in history • Motivation: Used colonies such as Australia and Georgia as penal (prison) colonies to relieve overcrowded jails in England

  17. British Empire • Empire Territories • controlled: Canada, Australia, India, much of Africa, and numerous islands

  18. French Empire • Time Period: French possessed colonies around the world from 1600 to 1900 • Motivation: Imperialism.

  19. French Empire • Empire Territories • The French Empire consisted of colonies in North America, Asia, and the West Indies • The French lost many of these to Britain, but it still controlled part of Asia, North America and eventually parts of West Africa

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