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The Age of Exploration FOR GOLD, GOD, and GLORY! GOLD! (WEALTH! ) New spices in Europe (introduced during the _______________) = demand for the spices. Europeans wanted to ______ _______ _____ _____________ ! Europeans try to find new trade routes because they want new sources of _____________. GOD (Spread of __________________) The Crusades pushed Christians to feel it was their duty to __________ _________ ______________ and convert people to Christianity ( and not to be Muslim) Bartolomeu __________ – “ To serve God and His Majesty, to give light to those who were in darkness, and to grow rich as all men desire to do.”: GLORY ! • BEING “The ______________!” • First to: Find an __________? Find a _________? Create a trading port? Control a COUNTRY!? TECHNOLOGY HELPS ! The introduction of the ____________ made travel easier ! –65 feet long = more space for food/ppl. –Able to explore close to _________. - Larger sails for easier ___________ and __________! New Maritime Technologies Mariner’s Compass Sextant Explorers from Portugal and Spain As a result of their location facing the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal and Spain were well suited to kicking off the Age of Exploration. The Portuguese • Portugal was first country to launch _____________________voyages of exploration • Begun largely due to efforts of ____________ ___________, son of King John I of Portugal • Often called Henry the Navigator, not himself explorer • Patron, supporter of those who wished to explore Navigation Court • Early ____________, Henry established court to which he brought sailors, _______________, astronomers, others • Expeditions sent west to islands in Atlantic, south to explore western coast of _____________ • Portuguese settled ______________, Madeira Islands, learned more about Africa’s coast Exploration Attempts Water Route to India • Prince Henry’s ultimate goal—find __________________ route around Africa to India • Died before goal accomplished; attempts to find such a route not abandoned • 1488, Bartolomeu _____________ became first to sail around southern tip of Africa da Gama • 1497, __________ ______ _____________ set out for India, stopped at several African ports • Learned _________________ merchants actively involved in trade • Journey took more than 10 months, eventually reached Calicut in _________ Lucrative Trade • da Gama’s trip inspired another expedition to India, led by __________ ________________ • Sailed west; sighted, claimed land that became known as Brazil • Portugal established ____________ _____________; became rich, powerful European nation Columbus • Sailed west to ____________ • Landed on the _______________ • Sailed for __________ (King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella Ferdinand Magellan • Sailed for _________ • Searched for passage to Pacific Ocean ___________ through the Americas • Sailed through “straits of Magellan” –Cuts through the southern tip of __________ ________________ Magellan • Died in _______________ • His crew was the first to _______________ (sail all of the way around) the world Explorers from the Rest of Europe • Spanish and _________________________did not remain alone in their efforts. • By early 1500s the ________________________and French were exploring northern parts of the Americas. • _________________________later joined in explorations. The English Sir Francis Drake • ________, first major English voyage • English soon realized they had reached of discovery launched an ____________ land, not Asia • ________ ___________ sailed to Atlantic coast of what is now Canada • Queen sent _______ _____________ ___________ out • Tried to repeat ____________; fleet vanished, presumably sunk • After stop in what is now California, Drake sailed north to seek route around North America The weather was too __________, and he ended up heading west around the world to get back to England. He became the ________________ man to circumnavigate the globe. Henry Hudson • England wanted to find ________________ ____________ to Asia than Magellan found • Sent Dutch-born sailor Henry ___________________________ • 1607, Hudson set out to _____________ • Hoped to find ______________ _______________ around Europe • Found nothing but ice, returned to England • Later made two more voyages for _____________, one for Dutch The French • Also wanted to find passage to Asia • Sent explorers to look for _______________ ________________ • 1534, Jacques Cartier sailed past ____________________ into St. Lawrence River, claimed land as province of New France, now ________________ The Dutch • By 1600s __________________ powerful trading nation, hoped to find new products, ________________ ________________ • 1609, Henry Hudson set out to find Northwest Passage • Did not find _____________, but did explore river now named for him