Transcript Age of Exploration

AGE OF EXPLORATION
14th -16th Centuries
Why sail the ocean blue?
What is going
to drive you
to explore the
unknown?
How are you
going to
accomplish this
goal?
What is
motivating
you?
Causes of the Age of Exploration
$ ?
and
Exploration was driven by desire for wealth and
curiosity
ECONOMIC SYSTEM
DURING THE AGE OF
EXPLORATION
Mercantilism…Gov’t control of trade to
ensure wealth and power of state
Export over
imports
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Mother Country
F.B.o.T.
Acquire
gold and
silver
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New trade
routes
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What goods or
products are
flowing in each
direction?
Colony
Mercantilism is dependent on colonies…
Causes Simplified - The 3 Gs
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Gold
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God
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Glory
Who are the Europeans trying to avoid?
EXPLORERS AND THEIR
NATIONS
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portuguese Prince
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Navigational school
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Mapmakers, ship builders,
scientists, sea captains
Explored coast of
Africa and trade
Where are they trying to go?
The Explorers
Diaz
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Reached tip of Africa
Study of ocean
currents
De Gama
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Rounded Africa
Reached India
 $$$
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4xs Columbus’s journey
 27,000
miles
 90+ days at sea
Land ahoy?
What is the significance of these routes/accomplishment?
Dias - Routes
De Gama - Routes
More…Explorers…
Magellan and Columbus’s
Journeys
Let’s avoid conflict!
Role of the RCC  Treaty of Tordesillas
Why would the Church broker this deal/treaty?
Effects of the Age of Exploration
Hypothesize how the Age of Exploration will change
the world?
Jot down at least one idea…
Growth of European Global Dominance
Hypothesize what the colors represent…
Establishment of Colonies
England - Yes
Spain - Yes
Portugal - Yes
France - Yes
Dutch - Yes
Spread of Christianity
Missionaries establishing outposts
Royal Wealth Skyrockets
What would you spend your money on?
• Jot down three things…
Mr. Massie’s Summer House
What are the royal families NOT spending money on?
THE END
Clockwise & Counterclockwise currents