Lesson 2.4: Early European Exploration

 What country did Martin Luther live in? (also the start of the Protestant Reformation)  What problem did the king of England, Henry VIII have with the Catholic Church?  What did he do to solve this problem?  What was the Inquisition?  Will the peasants of Sliwadia behave? KNIGHT’S CHARGE

WEIRD DISNEY FACT OF THE DAY! Cartoons featuring Donald Duck were originally banned in Finland! Why? Because he doesn’t wear any pants!

 Motivations for exploring the seas:  Life expectancy is up!  Demand for goods in Europe is high!  People begin looking for riches! MOTIVATIONS

 The most valued non-monetary items were…SPICES!  Used to:  Preserve food  Make Medicine  Flavor Meat  Make Luxury items like perfume SPICES

 Arab and Italian traders controlled the market because of their position.  Other Europeans want to find a more direct route to Asia. CONTROL

 Portugal becomes the first Western European country to try and break into the trade market.  First stop for them…Africa! PORTUGAL AS LEADER

 The Portuguese mapped Africa in an attempt to find a faster Water route to Asia.  The Southern tip of Africa became called The Cape of Good Hope. MAPPING AFRICA

 Vasco De Gama – Lead 4 ships around the Cape of Good Hope to India to find spices.  On the trip back, more than half died of Thirst, Hunger, and Scurvy! (A disease resulting from not enough vitamin C)  However, the spices sold for TONS of money (Schmoney? No…money ) PORTUGUESE EXPLORERS

 After De Gama’s voyage, the Portuguese made a trading post EMPIRE around the Cape of Good Hope. PORTUGAL

 Christopher Columbus sails for Spain –  Spain’s king and queen, Ferdinand and Isabella, sponsored Christopher Columbus (an Italian) to find a new route to India.  Columbus sailed west, hoping to go around the world and to run into India on the other side.  3 Ships:  Nina  Pinta  Santa Maria SPAIN

 After 3 months, Columbus landed in the Caribbean Islands in August of  He called the people he met Indians, because he actually thought he was in India. COLUMBUS

 Spain and Portugal were rivals. They make a treaty about who should “own” and “control” the newfound territories. The Treaty was called the Treaty of Tordesillas.  The treaty created a “Line of Demarcation.” This line divided the world in half.  Portugal gets the right (India).  Spain gets the left (“new world”)  TREATY OF TORDESILLAS

 Amerigo Vespucci (Italian) –  Mapped most of the land in the new continents.  He named these new areas…The Americas. MORE

 Ferdinand Magellan – First person to circumnavigate the world.  Circumnavigate – Sail around the world. MAGELLAN

 Portugal would take control of most of the continent of Africa, looking for things like:  Gold  Ivory  Slaves… AFRICA

Open Note Quiz Tomorrow! Feudalism Through Reformation (Big Quiz) UH OH…

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