The Age of Exploration

Bellwork : Intro to Exploration (384-5) Why were European explorers attracted to Asia? Explain the economic motives for exploration. How did religion impact exploration? List two technological advances that improved exploration. THINKER: Make a connection  How did the new Renaissance mindset lead to exploration?

Intro to Exploration Early navigators relied on landmarks, the stars, and the sun to determine their directions  not always accurate! Most people believed the earth was flat! During the Renaissance, technology increased compasses, ships, latitude/longitude, etc. These new advances led to the Age of Exploration! Explorers set out to claim new land (European empires), resources (gold), spread religion, and develop trade routes.

This is the world, as most of you know it:

Exploration To learn more about the successes of exploration, you are going to complete an exploration worksheet. You will work independently to read and research information on exploration. (chapter 17) This covers the entire section of exploration so make sure you work effectively! Follow all guidelines on the assignment handout.

Age of Exploration During the Renaissance, there were six main explorers: Bartholomeu Dias Vasco de Gama Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan Hernando Cortes John Cabot

Bartholomeu Dias 1487

Vasco de Gama 1497

Christopher Columbus 1492

John Cabot 1497

Ferdinand Magellan - 1519

Hernando Cortes - 1519

The Effects of Exploration

Effects of Exploration: Increased Trade Triangular Trade: Network of trade between the New World, Europe and Africa. Columbian Exchange: Trade of animals, plants, cultures, slaves, and diseases between the New World and the Old World. Diseases, especially smallpox, killed 50-90% of Native populations. First appearance of African slaves (Middle Passage)

Old World Native Plants Citrus, apple, banana, mango, rice, wheat, coffee, and onion.

New World Native Plants Corn, tomato, potato, vanilla, rubber, cocoa, and tobacco.

Smallpox A Bangladeshi child with small pox (1973); After vaccination campaigns, the World Health Organization declared smallpox completely eradicated by 1979.

Effects of Exploration: Slavery

Effects of Exploration: Cultural Diffusion Spread of cultural beliefs/ideas between different societies (religion, government, art, etc.)

Effects of Exploration: Decline of American Empires

Effects of Exploration: Expanding European Empires & New World migration

Other Effects of Exploration Increased power of monarchs Spread of Christianity New scientific discoveries  Circumnavigation