Age of Exploration - WH

What were the main motives for exploration during the Age of Exploration?

To spread Christianity, increase profits, and gain fame.

What technological advancement allowed ships to sail against the wind?

The caravel.

Who was Prince Henry and what did he contribute to exploration?

He founded a navigation school and established trading posts.

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

An agreement that divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.

What was the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Africa?

Introduction of guns, resistance attempts, and cultural diffusion.

What was the economic impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Provided unpaid labor for plantations, leading to economic success.

How did the Transatlantic Slave Trade contribute to social hierarchies?

It resulted in strict race-based social hierarchies and suppression of African descent populations.

What cultural influences did African slaves bring to the Americas?

Influences in language, diet, religion, and music.

Bartolomeu Dias

Southern tip of Africa, Cape of Good Hope, 1488

Vasco da Gama

He traveled to India in 1498. Cargo was worth more than 60x more than the cost of the trip

Christopher Columbus

Traveled to the Americas in 1492 and created the Treaty of Tordesillas

Ferdinand Magellan

He circumnavigated (traveled around) the world in 1521