Transcript Technological Events During the 15th Century

Technological Events and
th
Exploration During the 15
Century
By: Caleb Bryan
English 4
Ms. Johnson
These Events in This Slideshow
Couldn’t Have Been without the
Renaissance Era
Leonardo
DaVinci
► During
the 15th century,
the ideals of research
and learning increased.
► These
led to a myriad
assortment of
inventors/inventions
and charted
explorations.
Ships
were
used
for
Exploration
Inventions of the 15th Century
► Following,
are a few examples of the
changing technology that resulted from the
beginning of the Renaissance Era.
This is a graph
of the increase
in printed books
which resulted
from innovation
of the printing
press.
Printing Press with Movable Type
► While
movable type had existed in Asia,
Johannes Gutenberg invents his own version
of the movable type press.
► This is the first of its kind to use a mould of
the type pieces with lead, tin, and antimony,
the elements that are still used today.
Johannes
Gutenberg
The Gutenberg
printing press,
which used a unique
form of movable type.
First known Copyright
► In
Italy, the first known copyright is given in
Venice in the year 1486.
► Though the copyright was for a published
material, copyrights have become a must for
advances in technology today. If you invent
something and copyright it, it is protected
from theft of design.
Modern
copyright
symbol
The Oil Painting
► Jan
Van Eyck is credited for creating the oil
painting around the year 1420.
► Oil paintings were designed to give a new
level of realism to art.
► Before oil was used, paint was mixed with
plaster or egg.
Portrait by Jan
Van Eyck.
You can see how
it looks very
realistic.
Age of Discovery: Exploration during
the 15th Century
► The
following slides will show events that
occurred during the 15th century, after there
was a great yearning for man to fulfill his
curiosity of the world around him.
The Need for New Roots
► When
the Ottoman Empire seized
Constantinople, they cut European countries
silk supply routes.
► Soon
countries like Portuguese and Spain
were venturing out farther and farther to
find closer, quicker ways to ship and receive
goods.
Early Portuguese Treks
► The
Portuguese were the first to sail in routes
where land was not visible. Prior routes
were conducted near the shoreline.
► It was with this courageous act that
Portuguese explorers found the islands of the
Madeira and Azores.
The islands
of Madeira
and Azores
and their
position in
relation to
Portugal.
Results of Portuguese Travels
► As
a result of the successful ventures of the
Portuguese, the Spanish would soon lead a
brave journey across the sea with
Christopher Columbus who finds America.
► In
time, the Spanish will explore Brazil and
other countries as well.
Thanks for Watching
► There
is so much more events from this time
period that I couldn’t include them all! I
hope you enjoyed seeing the changes in
technology and exploration!
► Thank
you for watching this presentation!
Sources
► All
images taken directly from searches on
Google Images.
► Technology research found on
http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/F
ifteenth.htm
► Exploration research found on
http://geography.about.com/od/historyofge
ography/a/ageexploration.htm