missionary

reformation

nationalism

colony

imperialism

crusades

a person who goes to a foreign country to spread his/her religion

the split between Catholic and Protestant Christianity

the love and pride of one’s country

a region ruled by a distant country

extending a country’s power and influence through political and military force (competing for land, natural resources, and power – also known as colonialism)

military expeditions to capture the Holy Land from the Turks; this allowed the Ottoman Turks to gain more control of the Mediterranean Sea.

conquistadors

explorers

empire

Ferdinand Magellan

Johannes Gutenburg

Vasco da Gama

Spanish soldiers who went to Latin America and conquered lands

a person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer

an extensive group of states or countries under a single authority

the first to send a crew around the world (he died during the trip)

he invented the printing press (a way to print things like books) in Wurttemberg (in 1450) – education got better

the first explorer to find a route to India

Christopher Columbus

James Cook

Jacques Cartier

The Triple Entente (Allied Powers) during World War I

The Triple Alliance (Central Powers) during World War I

Why did Great Britain colonize Australia?

created detailed maps of the Caribbean and Central America (thought he found India, but he actually found the Bahamas)

English explorer who claimed New South Wales (which is now called Australia)

sailed for France and claimed Canada

England, France, and Russia

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy and the Ottoman Empire

colonized Australia to relocate prisoners

What was the spark that caused World War I?

Long Term Causes of World War I

Four Causes of Exploration

Sequence of Major Events

Scramble for Africa

Industrial Revolution

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

1. European empires were building their militaries before the war started 2. European countries created alliances 3. European countries started to compete for land in Africa (Imperialism) 4. European countries gained a strong sense of nationalism

1. the Ottoman Turks blocked passage to trade 1. the Ottoman Turks blocked passage to trade routes by controlling access to the Silk Road and most of the Mediterranean Sea in 1453 2. Europeans wanted to gain more wealth through gold and spices 3. Europeans wanted to spread Christianity 4. Europeans wanted to claim new territory/land

Dark Ages – 500s to 1000s Renaissance – 1350s to 1600s Age of Exploration – 1400s – 1500s Reformation – 1500s Industrial Revolution – 1800s World War I – 1914-1918

What: Europeans were competing for land in Africa When: late 1800s to early 1900s Where: Africa Why: By 1914, nearly all of Africa was colonized by European countries. This led to European countries to build their militaries and gain nationalism which caused World War I to happen.

What: new technologies were created; the production of goods switched from being handmade by one person to being produced on an assembly line by multiple people When: 1800s Where: Started in Great Britain and spread throughout Europe and America Why it is important: The assembly line was created (each person in the assembly line specialized in one task and one task only); goods became cheaper because they were mass produced. The Industrial Revolution also caused European countries to continue to colonize lands for more natural resources.  

Prince Henry the Navigator

Renaissance

Great Britain’s Empire

Spain’s Empire

France’s Empire

Portugal’s Empire

A Portuguese explorer who sponsored voyages along the African coast -- during the mid 1400s; the voyages he sponsored went down the Africa coast, but he never went on any of these voyages; he set the standard for the Age of Exploration

French Word for rebirth that began in Italy and spread throughout Western Europe from 1350 to 1600 a golden age for Western Europe because it was a renewal of ideals of Greek and Roman art, science, and philosophy people were better educated and this allowed for a better standard of living thanks to the printing press the ideas that spread during this time inspired people to make scientific discoveries, invent new things, and become artists, writers, and scholars the ideas formed during the Renaissance sparked the Age of Exploration