Transcript An Age of Exploration and Isolation, 1400-1800

An Age of Exploration
and Isolation, 1400-1800
Europeans Explore the East
Many Factors Encourage
Exploration
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“God, glory, and gold”
1. Desire for new resources of wealth (main
reason; wanted to have direct connection
with Asia)
2. Desire to spread Christianity (believed it to
be a sacred duty)
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Voyages of discovery made possible by
advances in technology (caravel,
triangular sails, astrolobe, compass)
Portugal Leads the Way
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Navigation schools developed
Vasco da Gama sails to India
Spain also tries to open trade with
Asia and sails to the New World
Spain and Portugal divide
“unclaimed” land between them in
the Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tordesillas
Trading Empires in the
Indian Ocean
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Portugal was the original dominant
trader in Indian Ocean
British & Dutch expand into the
area with the English East India
Company & the Dutch East
India Company
Dutch become dominant trading
partner in Indian Ocean & Africa
Pamphlet
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Create a pamphlet that tries to convince
Europeans to explore new lands
The pamphlet must:
• Be tri-fold
• Explain at least three reasons for exploration
• Advertise places Europeans explored during this time
period (not just in chapter 19)
• Include a good balance of text and images
• Have a title or slogan
• Reference important explorers
• If you are using a computer, site any images you use
from the Internet (copyright)
• Be a product of your best effort