Age of exploration

Age of Exploration

a time between 15th-17th century when european explorers set off into the sea to conquer more land for their mother country and to bring back goods

Economic motivations

Desires to find new trade routes to Asia and search for valuable resources such as gold, silver, and spices.

Political motivations

Competition between European powers to establish colonies and gain political dominance.

Religious motivations

European explorers sought to spread Christianity to new lands and convert indigenous populations.

Christopher Columbus

first to sail west from Europe sailed for Spain also started the Columbian exchange he also made 4 voyages to the New World

Portuguese

Pioneers in exploration, establishing trade routes around Africa to reach Asia.

Spanish

Funded numerous expeditions that resulted in the colonization of the Americas, under the sponsorship of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.

Treaty of Tordesillas

The pope came up with this treaty to prevent another European war between Spain and Portugal so that they could explore the lands they wanted to explore.

Lateen sails, stern-post rudder, and the caravel

Technological advancements in sailing that aided exploration, including improved sails and navigation equipment.

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old World and the New World, resulting from the Age of Exploration.

Impacts on old world

Massive population growth due to calorie-dense foods

Vast amounts of wealth due to increased trade with foreign nation

The Atlantic states now had the economic power- not the Italian city-states

Impact on new world

Massive population loss due to the spreading of the Old World disease

Oppression due to plantations, mines, and slavery

Forced conversion to Christianity

How did the eurpean explorers get around the sea

Lateen sails, stern-post rudder, and the carafe understanding of wind patterns (trade winds and Westerlies) Compass, astrolabe, and portolan maps for navigation

Sir Francis Drake

One of the most famous sea dogs

First Englishman to circumnavigate the globe

Ferdinand Magellan

Sailed for Spain

His crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe He was killed in the Philippines

Vasco da Gama-Portuguese

First to find an all-water route to Asia

Bartholomew Dias

sailed for Spain

Sailed to the tip of Africa- discovered cape of Good Hope

Portugal

1st country to explore

Prince Henry started the first school of navigation